丑

sign of the ox or cow; 1-3AM; second sign of Chinese zodiac

4 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2305.

Readings

• うし (kun reading): 丑三つ時 (うしみつどき) dead of night; 辛丑 (かのとうし) Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)
• チュウ (on reading)

Components

• 一
• ノ radical slash, katakana no
• 一 radical one
• ｜ radical vertical stroke

Kanji containing 丑

• 忸 shame
• 狃 get used to
• 紐 string
• 衄 nosebleed
• 羞 feel ashamed
• 鈕 button

Words using 丑

• 丑三つ時 (うしみつどき) dead of night
• 辛丑 (かのとうし) Metal Ox (38th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1961, 2021, 2081)
• 丑寅 (うしとら) northeast
• 丑三つ (うしみつ) dead of the night
• 丁丑 (ひのとのうし) Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)

18 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists