巳

Meaning

巳 centers on the snake as the sixth Chinese zodiac sign, including its associated time period (9–11 AM). The meaning is primarily a calendrical and symbolic label rather than a concrete object.

• 巳み

  the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent

• 辰巳たつみ

  southeast

• 上巳じょうし

  Doll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival; Peach Festival

• 初巳はつみ

  first Serpent day of the year

• 丁巳ひのとみ

  Fire Snake (54th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1917, 1977, 2037)

• 乙巳きのとみ

  Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)

• 己巳つちのとみ

  Earth Snake (6th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1929, 1989, 2049)

• 已己巳己いこみき

  all the same

• 巳の刻みのこく

  hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); hour of the Serpent

• 巳の年へびのとし

  year of the Snake

• 巳の日みのひ

  day of the Snake

• 巳の日の祓みのひのはらえ

  purification ceremony held on the first day of the snake in the 3rd month of the lunar calendar

• 巳年みどし

  year of the Snake

• 癸巳みずのとみ

  Water Snake (30th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1953, 2013, 2073)

• 辛巳かのとみ

  Metal Snake (18th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1941, 2001, 2061)

• 辰巳芸者たつみげいしゃ

  geisha from the Fukagawa red-light district in Edo

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