Meanings
Noun
1. the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac)
2. hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am)
3. north
4. eleventh month of the lunar calendar
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
Water Rat (49th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1912, 1972, 2032)
Metal Rat (37th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)