third class, 3rd, 3rd calendar sign
On'yomi (音読み)
- ヘイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ひのえ
About this kanji
The kanji 丙 primarily represents the idea of 'third class' or 'third' in a sequence. It is commonly used as a noun and is often found in compound words. For instance, 丙午 (ひのえうま) refers to the 'Fire Horse,' which is used in the sexagenary cycle, while 丙種 (へいしゅ) means 'third grade' or 'third class.' Another example is 丙夜 (へいや), indicating the 'third division of the night,' which roughly corresponds to the time between 11 PM and 1 AM. A usage note is that this kanji is often associated with certain years in the sexagenary cycle, lending it a cultural significance in different contexts.
Example sentences
丙の時、彼はまだ若かった。
In the year of B, he was still young.
Meanings across languages
- English
- third class, 3rd, 3rd calendar sign
- Tiếng Việt
- hạng ba, 3, dấu hiệu lịch thứ ba
- 日本語
- 丙, 三番目, 三の干支
- 한국어
- 3등급, 3번째, 셋째
- 中文
- 丙级, 第三, 第三天干
- id
- kelas tiga
- th
- ชั้นสาม
- es
- tercera clase
- fr
- troisième classe
- de
- dritte Klasse
- pt
- terceira classe
Common compounds
- 丙午Fire Horse (43rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966, 2026)
- 丙種third grade, third class, C-grade
- 丙夜third division of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am)
- 丙寅Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
- 丙子Fire Rat (13th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1936, 1996, 2056)
- 丙戌Fire Dog (23rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1946, 2006, 2066)
- 丙申Fire Monkey (33rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1956, 2016, 2076)
- 丙辰Fire Dragon (53rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1916, 1976, 2036)
Words using this kanji
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