辰たつ

noun

the Dragon; fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac

Refers to the Dragon zodiac sign in the Chinese/Japanese zodiac cycle. Commonly used in expressions about birth years, personality, and yearly fortunes.

• 彼かれは辰たつ年どし生うまれだ。

  He was born in the year of the Dragon.

• 辰たつの人ひとは情じょう熱ねつ的てきだと言いわれる。

  People born under the Dragon sign are said to be passionate.

noun

hour of the Dragon; around 8am

Obsolete temporal unit in the traditional Japanese time system. Corresponds roughly to 7–9 AM or 8–10 AM. Now only encountered in historical contexts or set phrases like 辰の刻.

See also: 辰の刻

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、辰たつの刻こくに鐘かねが鳴なった。

  In the Edo period, the bell rang at the hour of the Dragon.

noun

east-southeast; third lunar month

Obsolete directional and calendrical uses from the traditional Chinese zodiac-based system. 辰 indicated the east-southeast direction and the third month of the lunar calendar. These meanings are not used in modern Japanese outside of historical or classical references.

• 古ふるい暦こよみでは、辰たつの月つきは春はるの終おわりにあたる。

  In the old calendar, the month of the Dragon corresponds to the end of spring.