丑 — kanji meaning “sign of the ox or cow”
丑
sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac
- Meanings
- sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac
- On'yomi
- チュウ (chuu)
- Kun'yomi
- うし
- Name readings
- ひろ
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2305 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 1
- Chinese reading
- chǒu — Chinese character page
Words with 丑
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丑の日 | うしのひ ushinohi | day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter) |
| 丑三つ | うしみつ ushimitsu | dead of the night; midnight |
| 丑寅 | うしとら ushitora | northeast |
| 丑年 | うしどし ushidoshi | year of the Ox |
| 丑の刻 | うしのこく ushinokoku | hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am) |
| 丑三つ時 | うしみつどき ushimitsudoki | dead of night; middle of the night; midnight |
| 癸丑 | みずのとうし mizunotoushi | Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033) |
| 乙丑 | きのとうし kinotoushi | Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045) |
| 丁丑 | ひのとのうし hinotonoushi | Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057) |
| 己丑 | つちのとうし tsuchinotoushi | Earth Ox (26th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069) |
| 辛丑 | かのとうし kanotoushi | Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081) |
| 土用丑 | どよううし doyouushi | day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer |
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