SuGoiSuす語彙す亥
亥: boar (zodiac)
boar (zodiac); 9-11 p.m.
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Readings
On
ガイ・カイ
Kunい
The twelfth zodiac sign; usually read い (亥年, 亥の刻). The on-reading ガイ appears in 辛亥 and similar terms.
Key words
亥いthe Boar (zodiac)
亥年いどしyear of the Boar
亥の刻いのこくhour of the Boar (about 10 p.m.)
辛亥革命しんがいかくめいXinhai Revolution
Example sentences
私は亥年生まれです。
I was born in the year of the Boar.
昔は、午後十時ごろを亥の刻と呼んだ。
In the old days, around ten at night was called the hour of the Boar.
辛亥革命は、一九一一年に起こった。
The Xinhai Revolution broke out in 1911.