丑 (うし) — sign of the ox or cow | Kumi Dictionary

丑 (うし) — sign of the ox or cow | Kumi Dictionary

丑うし

sign of the ox or cow

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Kun'yomi

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sign of the ox or cow1-3AMsecond sign of Chinese zodiac

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Concepts using this kanji

the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)

dead of night

土用の丑の日

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season)

土用丑の日

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season)

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season)

丑の時参り

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

dead of the night

day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)

year of the Ox

year of the Ox

丑の刻参り

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

草木も眠る丑三つ時

dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)

hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)

Earth Ox (26th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069)

Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)

Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)

Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045)

northeast

Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)

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