Word Meaning 丑寅

うしとら ushitora

丑寅 is read as うしとら (ushitora) and means northeast.

Meaning

うしとら

ushitora

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うし

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

うしみつどき

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

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

とら

east-northeast

とらどしうまれ

being born in the year of the Tiger

どよううしのひ

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

どようのうしのひ

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

くさきもねむるうしみつどき

dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)

どよううし

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