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On'yomi
ガイ・カイ
GAI / KAI
Kun'yomi
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sign of the hog · 9-11PM · twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac

spiritual

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Cultural Context

Etymology

Pictograph of boar. Last of twelve zodiac signs.

Symbolism

Year of boar, zodiac, end. Represents year and cycle.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Year of the Boar

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

魯魚亥豕

ろぎょがいし

miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word; miswriting a word

Proverbs & Idioms

亥の子の日

いのこのひ

Day of the Boar

A festival day for eating mochi