酉
とり
Meanings
- Noun the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; the Chicken; the Bird
- hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm) See also: 酉の刻 (とりのこく).
- west
- eight month of the lunar calendar
Kanji
- 酉 west; bird; sign of the bird. Read as とり.
Words containing 酉
- 辛酉 (かのととり) Metal Rooster (58th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1921, 1981, 2041)
- 丁酉 (ひのととり) Fire Rooster (34th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1957, 2017, 2077)
- 酉の市 (とりのいち) tori-no-ichi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November)
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