草木も眠る丑三つ時
くさきもねむるうしみつどき
Meanings
- Expression, Noun dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
Kanji
- 草 grass. Read as くさ.
- 木 tree
- 眠 sleep. Read as ねむる.
- 丑 sign of the ox or cow; 1-3AM; second sign of Chinese zodiac. Read as うし.
- 三 three. Read as みつ.
- 時 time. Read as とき.