Word Meaning 酉の刻

とりのこく tori no koku

酉の刻 is read as とりのこく (tori no koku) and means hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm).

Meaning

English

hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm)
hour of the Cock

Reading

Kana

とりのこく

Romaji

tori no koku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 141717 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

酉

とり

eight month of the lunar calendar

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

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

Example Sentences

酉の刻に店が閉まった。

とりのこくにみせがしまった。

The shop closed during the time around five to seven in the evening.