Word Meaning 丑の日

うしのひ ushi no hi

丑の日 is read as うしのひ (ushi no hi) and means day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

うしのひ

Romaji

ushi no hi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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土用丑の日

どよううしのひ

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

土用の丑の日

どようのうしのひ

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

うし

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

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

隔日

かくじつ

every other day

誕生日

たんじょうび

birthday

即日

そくじつ

(on) the same day

排日

はいにち

anti-Japanese

抗日

こうにち

resistance against Japanese aggression

離日

りにち

departure from Japan