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戊 means 'five'
Additional readings
On ボ ボウ
Kun つちのえ 5th calendar sign
Notes
Fifth of the ten heavenly stems
Components
戈 spear; javelin
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戉 warrior
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戊 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 戊 is used 11 times, read 2 ways.
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noun
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces, 1868-1869)(click the word for examples and links)
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