七ななつ時どき

noun

four o'clock (approx., old Japanese time system)

Archaic term from the traditional temporal hour system, where the day was divided into twelve unequal hours named after the zodiac. 七つ時 corresponds roughly to the modern hour of four o'clock (AM or PM).

See also: 七つ

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、七ななつ時どきになると鐘かねが鳴なった。

  In the Edo period, the bell would ring at the hour of seven (approx. four o'clock).