未ひつじ申さる

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Meanings

noun

southwest

archaic

Archaic term for the southwest direction, derived from the combination of the zodiac signs 未 (sheep) and 申 (monkey). Used in classical contexts, such as old calendars, fortune-telling, or historical texts.

古ふるい地ち図ずには、方ほう角がくを未ひつじ申さると記しるしているものがある。
Some old maps indicate the direction as 未申.

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Kanji

未un-, not yet, hitherto
申have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM
坤divination sign, land, earth

Related words

南なん西せい
Modern standard word for southwest; 未申 is an archaic synonym used mainly in historical or divinatory contexts.

Built from

未ひつじ+申さる

Written forms

未ひつじ申さるUsage10%
Archaic directional term combining the zodiac signs 未 (sheep, south-southwest) and 申 (monkey, west-southwest).
坤ひつじさるUsage90%
Single-character variant using the Eight Trigrams (八卦) character for southwest; rare and archaic.

Etymology

Compound of 未 (ひつじ, the Sheep, associated with south-southwest) and 申 (さる, the Monkey, associated with west-southwest), together indicating the southwest direction. The reading ひつじさる is a straightforward combination of the two zodiac animal names.