sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac

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意味 meanings

1. sign of the ox or cow
2. 1-3AM
3. second sign of Chinese zodiac

構成要素 components

この漢字を含む語 words containing 丑

• 丑 うし the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)
• 丑年 うしどし year of the Ox
• 丑寅 うしとら northeast
• 癸丑 みずのとうし Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)
• 乙丑 きのとうし Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045)
• 丁丑 ひのとのうし Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)
• 己丑 つちのとうし Earth Ox (26th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069)
• 辛丑 かのとうし Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)
• 丑の刻 うしのこく hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
• 丑の日 うしのひ day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
• 土用丑 どよううし day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season)
• 丑の年 うしのとし year of the Ox
• 丑三つ うしみつ dead of the night
• 丑三つ時 うしみつどき dead of night
• 丑の時参り うしのときまいり cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
• 丑の刻参り うしのこくまいり cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
• 土用丑の日 どよううしのひ midsummer day of the ox (traditionally marked by eating eel)
• 土用の丑の日 どようのうしのひ midsummer day of the ox (traditionally marked by eating eel)
• 草木も眠る丑三つ時 くさきもねむるうしみつどき dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)