Kanji 巳 Words: Meanings and Readings

し

fourth month of the lunar calendar

へびどし

year of the Snake

いっし

Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)

きし

Earth Snake (6th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1929, 1989, 2049)

はつみ

first Serpent day of the year

じょうし

Doll's Festival (March 3)

かのとみ

Metal Snake (18th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1941, 2001, 2061)

たつみげいしゃ

geisha from the Fukagawa red-light district in Edo

たつみ

southeast

ていし

Fire Snake (54th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1917, 1977, 2037)

みのこく

hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon)

みのひ

day of the Snake

みのひのはらえ

purification ceremony held on the first day of the snake in the 3rd month of the lunar calendar

へびのとし

year of the Snake

いこみき

all the same

きし

Water Snake (30th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1953, 2013, 2073)