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    辰

    辰たつ

    the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac)

    KMT6News #7+1NounCulture & TraditionsHistoryKanji Vocab7 strokes

    たつ

    Noun

    1.
    the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac)
    2.
    hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am)
    obsolete term
    3.
    east-southeast
    obsolete term
    4.
    third month of the lunar calendar
    obsolete term

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    私わたしは辰たつ年どし生うまれです。

    I was born in the Year of the Dragon.

    KMT5Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    来らい年ねんは辰たつ年どしだ。

    Next year is the Year of the Dragon.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    辰たつは十じゅうに二しでゆ支いいつの中かくで唯うの一どうの架ぶ空つの動 物 だ。

    The Dragon is the only mythical animal among the twelve zodiac signs.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsAnimals
    辰たつの刻こくは、昔むかしの時じ間かんの数かぞえ方かたで午ご前ぜん8時じ頃ごろを指さす。

    The hour of the Dragon refers to around 8 AM in the old way of counting time.

    KMT7HistoryCulture & Traditions
    辰たつの方ほう角がくは東とう南なん東とうを意い味みし、風ふう水すいでも重じゅう要ような要よう素そとされる。

    The direction of Tatsumi (Dragon) means east-southeast and is considered an important element in Feng Shui.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsHistoryReligion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    辰
    たつ…(5)
    sign of the dragon・7-9AM・fifth sign of Chinese zodiac・shin dragon radical (no. 161)
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