Word Meaning 丑年

うしどし ushidoshi

丑年 is read as うしどし (ushidoshi) and means year of the Ox.

Meaning

English

  1. year of the Ox

Reading

Kana

うしどし

Romaji

ushidoshi

Writing Variants

  • うし年 うしどし ushidoshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 133589 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

丑の年

うしのとし

year of the Ox

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

厄年

やくどし

bad year

謹賀新年

きんがしんねん

Happy New Year

往年

おうねん

years gone by

壮年

そうねん

prime of life

隔年

かくねん

biennially

暦年

れきねん

calendar year

没年

ぼつねん

one's age at death

享年

きょうねん

one's age at death

Example Sentences

1

かれはことしのうしどしにうまれました。

He was born in the year of the ox.