Word Meaning 辰の刻

たつのこく tatsu no koku

辰の刻 is read as たつのこく (tatsu no koku) and means hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am).

Meaning

English

hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am)

Reading

Kana

たつのこく

Romaji

tatsu no koku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 140146 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

辰

たつ

east-southeast

辰年

たつどし

year of the Dragon

辰の日

たつのひ

day of the Dragon

辰の年

たつのとし

year of the Dragon

彫刻

ちょうこく

carving

即刻

そっこく

immediately

死亡推定時刻

しぼうすいていじこく

estimated time of death

標本時刻

ひょうほんじこく

sampling time

亥の刻

いのこく

hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)

春宵一刻

しゅんしょういっこく

a moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold)

時刻

じこく

time

深刻

しんこく

serious

Example Sentences

辰の刻に市場が開いた。

たつのこくにいちばがひらいた。

The market opened during the Dragon hour in the morning.