亥の子

いのこ

Meanings

1. Noun day of the Boar in the month of the Boar (the 10th month in the lunar calendar) See also: 亥の子の祝 (いのこのいわい).

Kanji

• 亥 sign of the hog; 9-11PM; twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac. Read as い.
• 子 child. Read as こ.

Words containing 亥の子

• 亥の子餅 (いのこもち) day-of-the-Boar mochi (made with new grains)
• 亥の子の祝 (いのこのいわい) Day-of-the-Boar Festival

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