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うし
Meanings
Noun
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
Alt. forms
丑うし
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うし
Pitch accent
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し
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
dead of the night; midnight; (arch.) third quarter of the ox's hour (around 2-2:30am or 3-3:30am)
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
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
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