# 乙 — second in order; stylish

乙 means “second in order; stylish”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 1 stroke. On'yomi: オツ (otsu). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 乙 (otsu, “second; B”).

- Meaning: second in order; stylish
- On'yomi: オツ (otsu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 1
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Numbers & amounts 2

## Words with 乙

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 乙 | おつ (otsu) | second; B |

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 2” set

[隻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/counter-for-ships/) · [乏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/meagre/) · [累](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cumulative/) · [寸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/inch/) · [幾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/how-many/) · [坪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tsubo-area-unit/) · [厘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rin-old-coin/) · [乙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/second-in-order/)

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