also: ひのと
noun
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth party
Only with reading てい
Used in grading, ranking, or contractual contexts to denote the fourth position, often in series like 甲乙丙丁.
See also: 甲乙丙丁
成績は甲乙丙丁で評価され、丁は四番目の評価です。
Grades are evaluated as 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, with 丁 being the fourth rank.
契約書では、甲、乙、丙、丁の順で当事者を記載することがあります。
In contracts, parties may be listed in the order of 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁.
noun
fourth sign of the Chinese calendar
Refers to the fourth of the ten celestial stems (十干). Especially read as ひのと. Used in traditional calendar and divination contexts.
十干の四番目は丁です。
The fourth of the ten celestial stems is 丁 (ひのと).
noun
Denmark
Only with reading てい
Rare abbreviation for Denmark, from the ateji 丁抹 (デンマーク). Not used in modern standard Japanese; デンマーク is the common term.
See also: 丁抹 (デンマーク)
古い地図では、デンマークが「丁」と略されていることがあります。
On old maps, Denmark is sometimes abbreviated as 丁.
Kana spelling for the Chinese calendar sign; the kanji 丁 is also read ひのと in this context.
The kanji 丁 originally depicted a nail or a peg, and later came to represent the fourth celestial stem and the fourth rank in various systems. The reading ひのと is the native Japanese name for this stem. The use for Denmark is ateji (phonetic kanji assignment) from 丁抹 (デンマーク).