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巳 means 'sign of the snake'

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Strokes : 3    Frequency: 2083   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-3    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 5 words   Used in 12 words   Used in 1151 names   Component in 25 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Common readings
Kun
   み sign of the snake
Additional readings
On    シ
Notes
十 (ten)二 (two)支 (support)六 (six)番 (turn)め
Components
己 self  
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See also
巴 comma  色 color  
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Most useful words by reading
巳 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 巳 is used 11 times, read 2 ways.
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noun
thirtieth of the sexagenary cycle  (see also: 干支)
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み : 7 words FIND ALL
た つ み 0
noun
southeast
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An additional み less common words include 巳 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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巳
み sign of the snake   
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己
コ   キ   おのれ self   
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