Kanji 丑 Words: Meanings and Readings

丑

うし

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

うし年

うしどし

year of the Ox

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)

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)

丁丑

ていちゅう

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

土用の丑の日

どようのうしのひ

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season)

土用丑

どよううし

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season)

土用丑の日

どよううしのひ

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season)

癸丑

きちゅう

Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)