卯

Meaning

卯 centers on the fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac, associated with the hare or rabbit, the time period 5–7 AM, and the direction east. These meanings are culturally linked rather than sharing a single conceptual core.

• 卯月うづき

  fourth month of the lunar calendar

• 卯う
  N1

  the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare

• 卯建うだつ

  short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole

• 卯の花うのはな

  bean curd lees; soybean pulp; refuse from tofu

• なか卯なかう

  Nakau (restaurant chain)

• 丁卯ひのとう

  Fire Rabbit (4th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)

• 乙卯きのとう

  Wood Rabbit (52nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1915, 1975, 2035)

• 卯の刻うのこく

  hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); hour of the Hare

• 卯の年うのとし

  year of the Hare; year of the Rabbit

• 卯の日うのひ

  day of the Hare

• 卯の花月うのはなづき

  fourth month of the lunar calendar

• 卯の花腐しうのはなくたし

  long rains (in early summer)

• 卯年うさぎどし

  year of the Hare; year of the Rabbit

• 卯月鳥うづきどり

  lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

• 卯杖うづえ

  tree branch used as a charm against evil

• 卯波うなみ

  rising sea waves from late May to early June

• 己卯つちのとう

  Earth Rabbit (16th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1939, 1999, 2059)

• 癸卯みずのとう

  Water Rabbit (40th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1963, 2023, 2083)

• 辛卯かのとう

  Metal Rabbit (28th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1951, 2011, 2071)

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