# 丙 — third in order; grade C

丙 means “third in order; grade C”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: ヘイ (hei). Kun'yomi: ひのえ (hinoe). You'll see it in words such as 丙 (hei, “third rank; third class”).

- Meaning: third in order; grade C
- On'yomi: ヘイ (hei)
- Kun'yomi: ひのえ (hinoe)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Numbers & amounts 4

## How to remember 丙

Parts: 一 one; floor · 内 inside

## Words with 丙

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 丙 | へい (hei) | third rank; third class |

## Don't confuse it with

[内](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inside/) · [肉](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/meat/) · [同](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/same/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 4” set

[堆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/piled-high/) · [壱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/one-in-legal-writing/) · [斤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/counter-for-loaves/) · [丙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/third-in-order/) · [弐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/two-in-legal-writing/) · [耗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wear-out/) · [僅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/a-little/) · [箇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/counter-for-places/)

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