丑三つ

うしみつ

Also written 丑満

Meanings

1. Noun dead of the night; midnight
2. third quarter of the ox's hour (around 2-2:30am or 3-3:30am) (orig. meaning) See also: 丑の刻 (うしのこく).

Kanji

• 丑 sign of the ox or cow; 1-3AM; second sign of Chinese zodiac. Read as うし.
• 三 three. Read as みつ.

Words containing 丑三つ

• 丑三つ時 (うしみつどき) dead of night
• 草木も眠る丑三つ時 (くさきもねむるうしみつどき) dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)

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