丑 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 丑 mean?
Ox. Second of the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac. The direction is north-northeast. The time is two o'clock in the morning, and two hours before and after. The animal is a cow.
How to read 丑?
Kunyomi... うし/ushi
Onyomi... チュウ/chu
jinmeikun... hiro,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
| application |
Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem. |
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| type | kanji officially for use in names |
| unicode | 4E11 丑 (For HTML use) |