戌いぬ

noun

the Dog (11th Chinese zodiac sign)

Refers to the zodiac animal itself, used in contexts like 戌年 (Year of the Dog) or describing someone's birth sign.

• 来らい年ねんは戌いぬ年どしです。

  Next year is the Year of the Dog.

noun

hour of the Dog (around 8 PM)

Obsolete temporal unit from the traditional Chinese time system; corresponds roughly to 7–9 PM or 8–10 PM. Mainly encountered in historical contexts or the compound 戌の刻.

See also: 戌の刻

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、戌いぬの刻こくに門もんを閉しめた。

  In the Edo period, they closed the gates at the hour of the Dog.

noun

west-northwest (obsolete direction)

Obsolete directional term from the Chinese zodiac compass points; not used in modern navigation.

• 古ふるい地ち図ずでは、戌いぬの方ほう角がくが示しめされていることがある。

  Old maps sometimes indicate the west-northwest direction with the character 戌.

noun

ninth month of the lunar calendar (obsolete)

Obsolete lunar calendar month designation; corresponds roughly to October in the modern calendar. Rarely encountered outside historical texts.

• 旧きゅう暦れきの戌いぬの月つきは、今いまの十じゅう月がつごろにあたる。

  The ninth month of the old lunar calendar corresponds to around October now.