丑
チュウ
うし
sign of the ox or cow; 1-3AM; second sign of Chinese zodiac
Words
乙丑
きのとうし いっちゅう おっちゅう
- Wood Ox (2nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045) n
土用の丑の日
どようのうしのひ
- day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer exp n
丑の日
うしのひ
- day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter) exp n
草木も眠る丑三つ時
くさきもねむるうしみつどき
- dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep) exp n id
癸丑
みずのとうし きちゅう
- Water Ox (50th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033) n