丑の刻

うしのこく

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)

Kanji

• 丑 sign of the ox or cow; 1-3AM; second sign of Chinese zodiac. Read as うし.
• 刻 engrave. Read as コク.

Words containing 丑の刻

• 丑の刻参り (うしのこくまいり) cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

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