What does kanji 丑 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 丑 is sign of the ox or cow.

How is kanji 丑 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 丑 are うし; the onyomi readings are チュウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 丑?

The main radical for kanji 丑 is 一.

What words use kanji 丑?

Example words that use kanji 丑 include 丑, 丑の刻, 丑の刻まいり, 丑の時参り.

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丑

Meaning

Kanji 丑

sign of the ox or cow

sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: うし
Onyomi 音読み: チュウ
Nanori 名乗り: ひろ

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2305
Strokes: 4
Radical: 一
Components: 一 • ｜ • ノ
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: -

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Showing 17 of 18 entries that include this kanji.

丑

うし

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

丑の刻

うしのこく

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

丑の刻まいり

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

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

丑の日

うしのひ

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

丑の年

うしのとし

year of the Ox

丑三つ時

うしみつどき

third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)

丑寅

うしとら

northeast

乙丑

いっちゅう

Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045)

己丑

きちゅう

Earth Ox (26th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069)

辛丑

かのとうし

Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)

丁丑

ていちゅう

Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)

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Example sentences

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彼は今年の丑年に生まれました。

He was born in the year of the ox.

丑の刻に起きることはほとんどありません。

It’s rare for someone to wake up between 1 and 3 AM.

丑の年は大きな変化が訪れると言われています。

It is said that the year of the ox brings great changes.

丑の時間帯は静かで落ち着いています。

The time between 1 and 3 AM is very quiet and calm.

丑の刻に関する言い伝えがいくつかあります。

There are several legends about the 1-3 AM time period.

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