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    3. 丑の刻参り

    丑の刻参り

    丑うしの​刻こく参まいり​

    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

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab23 strokes

    牛の刻参り丑の刻まいり

    うしのこくまいり

    Noun

    1.
    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

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    Characters that make up this word

    丑
    うし…(2)
    sign of the ox or cow・1-3AM・second sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    刻
    きざ.む・きざ.み…(1)
    engrave・cut fine・chop・hash・mince…(2)
    Kanji
    参
    まい.る・まい-・まじわる・みつ…(3)
    nonplussed・three (in documents)・going・coming・visiting…(6)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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