Word Meaning 戌の刻

いぬのこく inu no koku

戌の刻 is read as いぬのこく (inu no koku) and means hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm).

Meaning

English

hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm)

Reading

Kana

いぬのこく

Romaji

inu no koku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

戌

いぬ

hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm)

時刻

じこく

time

深刻

しんこく

serious

彫刻

ちょうこく

carving

刻一刻

こくいっこく

moment by moment

遅刻

ちこく

lateness

一刻

いっこく

stubborn

定刻

ていこく

appointed time

復刻

ふっこく

republication

即刻

そっこく

immediately

刻

こく

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)

夕刻

ゆうこく

evening

Example Sentences

戌の刻には店が閉まる。

いぬのこくにはみせがしまる。

The shop closes during the 7 to 9 p.m. period.