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丑 うし

  1. the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)
  2. hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
  3. north-northeast
  4. twelfth month of the lunar calendar

丑の刻 うしのこく

  1. hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)

丑の刻参り うしのこくまいり

  1. cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

丑の年 うしのとし

  1. year of the Ox

丑の日 うしのひ

  1. day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)

丑の時参り うしのときまいり

  1. cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

丑三つ うしみつ

  1. dead of the night; midnight
  2. third quarter of the ox's hour (around 2-2:30am or 3-3:30am)

丑三つ時 うしみつどき

  1. dead of night; middle of the night; midnight
  2. third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)

丑寅 うしとら

  1. northeast

丑年 うしどし

  1. year of the Ox
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