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Keyword
sign of the dragon
  • 7-9AM
  • fifth sign of Chinese zodiac
  • shin dragon radical (no. 161)
Frequency
#1600
Strokes
7
Grade
9
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
2164
Readings
たつ100%
Mnemonic
Two giants with long legs scramble down the cliff, fleeing a plume of smoke and scorched trees, certain it is the sign of the dragon.
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Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
辰たつ
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
Noun
辰たつ巳み
southeast
Noun
戊ぼ辰しん戦せん争そう
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)
Noun
北ほく辰しん
North-Star
Noun
星せい辰しん
celestial bodies; stars
Noun