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乙

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • the latter
  • duplicate
  • strange
  • witty
  • fishhook radical (no. 5)

On'yomi (音読み)

  • オツ
  • イツ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • おと-
  • きのと
Strokes
1
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1375
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
乙#5 · second

Components

Common Words

  • 乙おつNoun
    (the) second (party, rank, etc.), B (grade), the latter
  • 早乙女さおとめNoun
    young female rice planter, young girl
  • 甲乙こうおつNoun
    first and second, A and B
  • 不乙ふいつExpression
    Very sincerely yours
  • 乙丑きのとうしNoun
    Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045)
  • 乙亥きのといNoun
    Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)
  • 乙仲おつなかNoun
    chartering broker (arranges customs clearance and shipping details for trade goods), freight forwarding agent
  • 乙卯きのとうNoun
    Wood Rabbit (52nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1915, 1975, 2035)

Practice in Kanjiru

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