土ど用よう丑うし

noun

day of the ox in midsummer; dog days of summer

Refers specifically to the day of the ox during the 土用 (doyō) period in midsummer, traditionally associated with eating eel to withstand the heat. Often used in the fuller phrase 土用の丑の日.

See also: 土用の丑の日

• 今年ことしの土ど用よう丑うしは7月がつ30日にちです。

  This year's midsummer day of the ox is July 30th.

• 土ど用よう丑うしにはうなぎを食たべる習しゅう慣かんがある。

  There is a custom of eating eel on the midsummer day of the ox.