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丑
Kanji meaning "sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac"
Jiten frequency #2807
JLPT N1
Jinmeiyou
Kanken Level 準1
RTK
KLC Volume 4
TMW Immortal Idol
4 strokes
Meanings
sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac
On'yomi
チュウ
Kun'yomi
うし
Reading usage
うし
92 (98%)
ちゅう
2 (2%)
丑
(
うし
)
三
(
み
)
つ
時
(
どき
)
dead of night
#54844
丑
(
うし
)
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)
#56908
丑
(
うし
)
の
刻
(
こく
)
参
(
まい
)
り
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
#84362
草
(
くさ
)
木
(
き
)
も
眠
(
ねむ
)
る
丑
(
うし
)
三
(
み
)
つ
時
(
どき
)
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
#84396
丑
(
うし
)
寅
(
とら
)
northeast
#92024
丑
(
うし
)
の
刻
(
こく
)
hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
#92514
土
(
ど
)
用
(
よう
)
の
丑
(
うし
)
の
日
(
ひ
)
midsummer day of the ox (traditionally marked by eating eel)
#103845
丑三
(
うしみ
)
つ
dead of the night
#115559
丑松
(
うしまつ
)
Ushimatsu
#143926
丑
(
うし
)
年
(
どし
)
year of the Ox
#151901
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Most common words using this kanji
丑
(
うし
)
三
(
み
)
つ
時
(
どき
)
dead of night
#54844
丑
(
うし
)
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)
#56908
丑
(
うし
)
の
刻
(
こく
)
参
(
まい
)
り
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
#84362
草
(
くさ
)
木
(
き
)
も
眠
(
ねむ
)
る
丑
(
うし
)
三
(
み
)
つ
時
(
どき
)
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
#84396
丑
(
うし
)
寅
(
とら
)
northeast
#92024
丑
(
うし
)
の
刻
(
こく
)
hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
#92514
土
(
ど
)
用
(
よう
)
の
丑
(
うし
)
の
日
(
ひ
)
midsummer day of the ox (traditionally marked by eating eel)
#103845
丑三
(
うしみ
)
つ
dead of the night
#115559
丑松
(
うしまつ
)
Ushimatsu
#143926
丑
(
うし
)
年
(
どし
)
year of the Ox
#151901
丑
(
うし
)
の
日
(
ひ
)
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
#159160
丑嶋
(
うししま
)
Ushishima
#180682
丑之助
(
うしのすけ
)
Ushinosuke
#181391
丑満
(
うしみつ
)
dead of the night
#188465
癸
(
みずのと
)
丑
(
うし
)
Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)
#217695
己
(
つちのと
)
丑
(
うし
)
Earth Ox (26th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069)
#217997
丁
(
てい
)
丑
(
ちゅう
)
Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1937, 1997, 2057)
#218732
丑
(
うし
)
満
(
みつ
)
時
(
どき
)
dead of night
#219336
丑五郎
(
うしごろう
)
Ushigorou
#228323
乙
(
きのと
)
丑
(
うし
)
Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045)
#233189
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