丑
チュウ
うし
sign of the ox or cow; 1-3AM; second sign of Chinese zodiac
Words
丑の刻参り
うしのこくまいり
- 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 exp n
丑の時参り
うしのときまいり
- 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 exp n
辛丑
かのとうし しんちゅう
- Metal Ox (38th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081) n
己丑
つちのとうし きちゅう
- Earth Ox (26th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069) n
丁丑
ひのとのうし ていちゅう
- Fire Ox (14th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057) n