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
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.
辰の人は情熱的だと言われる。
People born under the Dragon sign are said to be passionate.
In the Edo period, the bell rang at the hour of the Dragon.
In the old calendar, the month of the Dragon corresponds to the end of spring.
year of the Dragon
day of the Dragon
Standard kanji spelling for the zodiac sign and related traditional uses.
The kanji 辰 originally depicted a clam or shellfish and was borrowed for the fifth Earthly Branch in the Chinese sexagenary cycle, later associated with the Dragon. The Japanese reading たつ is the native name for the Dragon sign.