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乙
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

second

HSK 5 N1
Communication →Language
yǐ
オツ、イツ
おと-、きのと
을
Depicts a stream of water.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
乙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
乙 [yǐ]
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí​tiān​gān]; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yǐ​fāng], as opposed to 甲方[jiǎ​fāng]); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
乙 [zhé]
turning stroke (in Chinese characters); see also 折[zhé]
Japanese
乙 おつ 、 オツ 同音
  1. noun (the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); the latter
  2. adj-na stylish; chic; smart; witty; tasty
  3. adj-na strange; quaint; queer
  4. exp. abbrev.slang thank you; good job
  5. exp. abbrev.slang see you; goodbye; goodnight
乙 きのと 同音
adj-nanoun second in rank; second sign of the Chinese calendar
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
甲の損は乙の得。
One man's gain is another man's loss.
彼女の着物と帯の取り合わせはおつだね。
Her kimono and obi combination is smart, isn't it?
Japanese Names
乙 いつ
Itsu female given name
乙 おっと
Otto given name
乙 おつ
Otsu female given name
乙 おと
Oto female given namesurname
乙 おとめ
Otome female given name
乙 きのと
Kinoto female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (80)
乙醇 [yǐ​chún] #21,413
ethanol C2H5OH
乙肝 [yǐ​gān] #49,157
hepatitis B
乙烯 [yǐ​xī] #31,212
ethylene
聚乙烯 [jù​yǐ​xī] #32,303
polythene
乙酸 [yǐ​suān] #38,584
acetic acid (CH3COOH)
乙醚 [yǐ​mí] #38,583
ether
聚氯乙烯 [jù​lǜ​yǐ​xī] #42,103
polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
乙炔 [yǐ​quē] #40,834
acetylene
乙型肝炎 [yǐ​xíng​gān​yán] #20,718
hepatitis B
乙酰 [yǐ​xiān] #21,164
acetyl (chemistry)
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JAPANESE WORDS (51)
⭐ 少女 [しょうじょ] #1,306
girl (usu. between 7 and 17)
⭐ 弟 [おとうと] #1,546
younger brother
乙女 [おとめ] #3,720
(young) girl
乙女心 [おとめごころ] #20,480
girl's feeling
⭐ ドイツ語 [ドイツご] #24,468
German (language)
乙女ゲーム [おとめゲーム] #31,632
otome game
⭐ 早乙女 [さおとめ] #32,864
young female rice planter
⭐ 独逸 [ドイツ] #43,286
Germany
乙姫 [おとひめ] #44,630
younger princess
乙女チック [おとめチック] #48,358
girly
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
갑론을박
heated debate