乙

Meaning

乙 centers on the idea of something secondary, twisted, or unconventional: the latter of two, a duplicate, or something strange and witty. The fishhook radical sense is the same curved shape used as a component.

• 乙おつ
  N1

  (the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); the latter

• 乙女おとめ
  N1

  (young) girl; maiden; young lady

• 早乙女さおとめ

  young female rice planter; young girl

• 乙姫おとひめ

  younger princess

• 甲乙こうおつ

  first and second; A and B

• うｐ乙うぷおつ

  thanks for uploading

• 乙きのと

  second in rank; second sign of the Chinese calendar

• 乙に澄ますおつにすます

  to affect a serene mood; to affect a serious demeanor; to act prudishly; to assume an air of superiority

• 乙丑きのとうし

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

• 乙亥きのとい

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

• 乙仲おつなか

  chartering broker (arranges customs clearance and shipping details for trade goods); freight forwarding agent

• 乙卯きのとう

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

• 乙夜いつや

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

• 乙女ゲーおとめゲー

  otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests

• 乙女ゲームおとめゲーム

  otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests

• 乙女チックおとめチック

  girly; girlie; girlish

• 乙女子おとめご

  girl; maiden

• 乙女孔雀おとめくじゃく

  Adiantum edgeworthii (species of maidenhair fern)

• 乙女座おとめざ

  Virgo (constellation); the Virgin

• 乙女心おとめごころ

  girl's feeling; maiden's mind

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