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戌 means 'dog'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 3335   Usefulness: 7    Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 5 words   Used in 9 words   Used in 16 names   Component in 40 kanji (7 Jōyō)
Hyōgaiji (表外字)
Common readings
Kun
   いぬ dog; sign of the dog
Additional readings
On    ジュツ
Notes
This kanji represents the celestial dog which is the 11th sign in the Chinese zodiac, the
じゅうにし
十二支
, not the animal (which is represented by 犬 (dog)).
Components
⿵  戊 five  一 one  
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See also
成 become  戍 protection  犬 dog  
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Most useful words
expression, noun
year of the Dog  (see also: 戌年)
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expression, noun
day of the Dog (in the traditional calendar; associated with safe childbirth)
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noun
35th of the sexagenary cycle
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noun
twenty-third of the sexagenary cycle  (see also: 干支)
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noun
eleventh of the sexagenary cycle  (see also: 干支)
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戌
いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
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戊
number 5, 5th   
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戈
tasseled spear
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
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