辰

Meaning

辰 centers on the fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac, associated with the dragon, the morning hours of 7–9 AM, and the direction east-southeast. Its use as a radical extends this symbolic dragon/time concept to other characters.

• 辰たつ

  the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac)

• 辰巳たつみ

  southeast

• 戊辰戦争ぼしんせんそう

  Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)

• 北辰ほくしん

  North-Star

• 丙辰ひのえたつ

  Fire Dragon (53rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1916, 1976, 2036)

• 吉辰きっしん

  lucky day; auspicious occasion

• 嘉辰かしん

  lucky day; auspicious occasion; happy day

• 嘉辰令月かしんれいげつ

  auspicious date

• 壬辰みずのえたつ

  Water Dragon (29th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1952, 2012, 2072)

• 壬辰倭乱じんしんわらん

  Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598); Imjin war

• 庚辰かのえたつ

  Metal Dragon (17th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1940, 2000, 2060)

• 戊辰つちのえたつ

  Earth Dragon (5th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)

• 日月星辰じつげつせいしん

  the Sun, the Moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies

• 星辰せいしん

  celestial bodies; stars

• 時辰じしん

  time; hour

• 時辰儀じしんぎ

  timepiece; clock

• 甲辰きのえたつ

  Wood Dragon (41st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1964, 2024, 2084)

• 誕辰たんしん

  birthday

• 辰の刻たつのこく

  hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am)

• 辰の年たつのとし

  year of the Dragon

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