Word Meaning 未の刻

ひつじのこく hitsuji no koku

未の刻 is read as ひつじのこく (hitsuji no koku) and means hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm).

Meaning

English

  1. hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm)

Reading

Kana

ひつじのこく

Romaji

hitsuji no koku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 131749 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

未明

みめい

early dawn

未来

みらい

(distant) future

未定

みてい

not yet fixed

未成年

みせいねん

minor

未知

みち

not yet known

未然

みぜん

before it happens

未だ

まだ

(not) yet

未婚

みこん

unmarried

未払い

みばらい

unpaid

未開

みかい

unbloomed (flower)

未完成

みかんせい

incomplete

未決

みけつ

pending

Example Sentences

1

ひつじのこくにはにしびがつよくなる。

around one to three in the afternoon, the western sun grows stronger.