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    3. 乙

    乙

    乙おと-

    the latter

    N1KMT9Freq #1841Core ConceptsKanji1 stroke

    Kun'yomi

    おと-きのと

    On'yomi

    オツイツ

    the latterduplicatestrangewittyfishhook radical (no. 5)

    乙

    Stroke 0 / 1

    Speed1.0x

    九乞也乢乾乳乱亂也九亂

    Alternative forms of this concept

    乚

    Concepts using this kanji

    早乙女

    young female rice planter

    乙

    (the) second (party, rank, etc.)

    乙女子

    girl

    乙女心

    girl's feeling

    乙女百合

    maiden lily (Lilium rubellum)

    乙女男子

    effeminate man

    戦乙女

    Valkyrie

    乙女ゲーム

    otome game

    乙女ゲー

    otome game

    乙女

    (young) girl

    乙女チック

    girly

    乙子

    last child

    乙女座

    Virgo (constellation)

    乙な味

    strange taste

    天津乙女

    celestial maiden

    乙夜

    second division of the night (approx. 9pm to 11pm)

    乙未

    Wood Sheep (32nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1955, 2015, 2075)

    乙女桜

    fairy primrose (Primula Malacoides)

    乙種

    B-grade

    乙仲

    chartering broker (arranges customs clearance and shipping details for trade goods)

    枠乙

    thanks for streaming

    甲と乙

    the former and the latter

    甲乙つけがたい

    difficult to say which of the two is better

    乙女椿

    otome camellia (Camellia japonica f. otome)

    乙姫海老

    banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)

    乙矢

    arrow with feathers that curve to the right (the second of two arrows to be fired)

    乙巡

    second-class cruiser

    甲の薬は乙の毒

    one man's meat is another man's poison

    うp乙

    thanks for uploading

    乙女畦菜

    waterhyssop (Bacopa monnieri)

    甲乙丙

    A, B and C

    甲乙丙丁

    A, B, C and D

    乙女孔雀

    Adiantum edgeworthii (species of maidenhair fern)

    乙姫

    younger princess

    甲論乙駁

    arguments pro and con

    乙亥

    Wood Boar (12th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)

    乙欄

    column B (e.g., in a form)

    甲乙

    first and second

    乙に澄ます

    to affect a serene mood

    乙巳

    Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)

    乙丑

    Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045)

    乙卯

    Wood Rabbit (52nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1915, 1975, 2035)

    乙酉

    Wood Rooster (22nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1945, 2005, 2065)

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 乙

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    • 乙
    • 乙な味
    • 乙子
    • 乙巡
    • 乙女座
    • 乙女心
    • 甲論乙駁
    • 甲乙
    • 甲乙丙
    • 天津乙女
    • 乙夜
    • 乙姫
    • 早乙女
    • 甲乙丙丁
    • 乙種
    • 乙に澄ます
    • 甲と乙
    • 乙女チック
    • 甲乙つけがたい
    • 乙女桜
    • 甲の薬は乙の毒
    • 乙姫海老
    • 乙女椿
    • 乙丑
    • 乙亥
    • 乙酉
    • 乙未
    • 乙巳
    • 乙卯
    • 乙女子
    • 乙仲
    • 乙女男子
    • 乙矢
    • 乙女孔雀
    • 乙女畦菜
    • うp乙
    • 乙女百合
    • 乙女ゲーム
    • 乙女ゲー
    • 乙女
    • 乙欄
    • 戦乙女
    • 枠乙

    Similar concepts

    • 九
    • 乞
    • 也
    • 乢
    • 乾
    • 乳
    • 乱
    • 亂

    Variants

    • 乚

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