# 乙 — Latter

Frequency rank 1751 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 葛 (Edible bean), less common than 藍 (Indigo).

- On’yomi: おつ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 乙 Second (Kangxi 5)
- Frequency path: Level XIV of XX

A single hook curving gracefully — the character looks like a fishing hook or a curved flourish, the latter part of a sequence, coming second.

In words:

- 乙 おつ — 1.  strange;quaint;stylish;chic;spicy;queer;witty;tasty;romantic; 2.  2nd in rank;second sign of the

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