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    3. 丑

    丑

    丑うし

    sign of the ox or cow

    N1KMT10Freq #2305Culture & TraditionsKanji4 strokes

    組

    丑丑

    The ox stands still in the field, waiting for 1 AM to pass. Its broad head tilts.

    Kun'yomi

    うし

    On'yomi

    チュウ

    Nanori

    ひろ

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

    一

    一

    Stroke 0 / 4

    Speed1.0x

    不下丘三上丈万与万与丘丈不両下三上世

    Concepts using this kanji

    丑

    the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)

    丑三つ時

    dead of night

    土用丑の日

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

    土用の丑の日

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

    土用丑

    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

    丑三つ

    dead of the night

    丑の日

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

    丑の年

    year of the Ox

    丑年

    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)

    丑の刻

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

    己丑

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

    丁丑

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

    辛丑

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

    乙丑

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

    丑寅

    northeast

    癸丑

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

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    不

    negative

    下

    below

    丘

    hill

    三

    three

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    • 丑
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    • 丑寅
    • 丑の刻
    • 丑三つ時
    • 癸丑
    • 草木も眠る丑三つ時
    • 丑の日
    • 土用の丑の日
    • 乙丑
    • 丁丑
    • 己丑
    • 辛丑
    • 丑の時参り
    • 丑の刻参り
    • 土用丑の日
    • 土用丑
    • 丑の年
    • 丑三つ

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