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丙 means 'third'
Additional readings
Kun ひのえ third class, 3rd, 3rd calendar sign
Notes
The third of the ten heavenly stems
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Through this essay you’ll find out when the Japanese use the system of sequencing and ranking that includes 丙, and you’ll see why 丙 is excluded more often than not. With an explanation of the sexagenary system, you’ll come to understand how 丙 relates to the 12 zodiacal kanji. And you’ll discover how 丙 can factor into the name of the fifth day of a month while meaning “third”!
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丙 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 丙 is used 11 times, read 2 ways.
Note: kanji quick view shows the most useful word for each reading which is also the most common variant, and in the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese. Words shown here draw from all words in Japanese and include less common forms.
ヘイ
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noun
third in rank; third sign of the Chinese calendar(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
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ひのえ
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