丑

Meaning

丑 centers on the second sign of the Chinese zodiac, associated with the ox or cow, and by extension the hour of the ox (1–3 AM).

• 丑うし

  the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)

• 丑の日うしのひ

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

• 丑三つうしみつ

  dead of the night; midnight

• 丑の刻参りうしのこくまいり

  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

• 丁丑ひのとのうし

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

• 丑の刻うしのこく

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

• 丑の年うしのとし

  year of the Ox

• 丑の時参りうしのときまいり

  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

• 丑三つ時うしみつどき

  dead of night; middle of the night; midnight

• 丑寅うしとら

  northeast

• 丑年うしどし

  year of the Ox

• 乙丑きのとうし

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

• 土用の丑の日どようのうしのひ

  midsummer day of the ox (traditionally marked by eating eel)

• 土用丑どよううし

  day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer

• 土用丑の日どよううしのひ

  midsummer day of the ox (traditionally marked by eating eel)

• 己丑つちのとうし

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

• 癸丑みずのとうし

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

• 草木も眠る丑三つ時くさきもねむるうしみつどき

  dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)

• 辛丑かのとうし

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

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