九ここのつ時どき

noun

twelve o'clock (old time system); noon; midnight

Archaic term referring to the hour of the ninth mark in the old Japanese temporal system, corresponding roughly to modern noon or midnight depending on context. Used only in historical or literary settings.

See also: 九つ

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、九ここのつ時どきにお寺てらの鐘かねが鳴なった。

  In the Edo period, the temple bell rang at the hour of the ninth mark (around noon or midnight).