亥の刻

いのこく

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)

Kanji

• 亥 sign of the hog; 9-11PM; twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac. Read as い.
• 刻 engrave. Read as コク.

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