Word Meaning 癸丑

きちゅう kichuu

癸丑 is read as きちゅう (kichuu) and means Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033).

Meaning

きちゅう

kichuu

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うし

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

どよううし

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

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)

うしみつどき

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

くさきもねむるうしみつどき

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

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