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    寅

    寅とら

    the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac)

    KMT8News #14+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab11 strokes

    とら

    Noun

    1.
    the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac)
    2.
    hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am)
    obsolete term
    3.
    east-northeast
    obsolete term
    4.
    first month of the lunar calendar
    obsolete term

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    私わたしは寅とら年どし生うまれです。

    I was born in the Year of the Tiger.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    寅とら年どしは、力ちから強づよく活かっ気きのある年としになると言いわれています。

    The Year of the Tiger is said to be a powerful and vibrant year.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    寅とらの刻こくは、昔むかしの時じ間かんの数かぞえ方かたで午ご前ぜん3時じから5時じ頃ごろを指さします。

    The Hour of the Tiger refers to around 3 to 5 AM in the old way of counting time.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsHistory
    寅とらの絵えが描えがかれたお守まもりは、魔ま除よけとして人にん気きがあります。

    Charms with tiger drawings are popular as talismans against evil.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsAnimalsReligion & Philosophy
    干え支との寅とらは、古ふるくから勇ゆう猛もう果か敢かんな動どう物ぶつとして、様さま々ざまな物ものが語たりや芸げい術じゅつ作さく品ひんに登とう場じょうしてきました。

    The zodiac sign Tiger has long appeared in various stories and artworks as a brave and daring animal.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsHistoryArt & Design

    Kanji that make up this word

    寅
    とら…(3)
    sign of the tiger・3-5AM・third sign of Chinese zodiac
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