ね
子
N5Common wordNoun
Noun
the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac)
Noun
hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am)
Noun
north
Noun
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
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Kanji Breakdown
Example Sentences
私は子年生まれです。
I was born in the Year of the Rat.
十二支の最初は子です。
The first of the twelve zodiac signs is the Rat.
子の刻は真夜中を指します。
The Hour of the Rat refers to midnight.
方位で子は北を意味します。
In the traditional compass system, "Ne" means north.
来年は子年なので、ねずみの置物を飾ります。
Next year is the Year of the Rat, so we are decorating with rat figurines.
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