SuGoiSuす語彙す丑
丑: ox (zodiac)
ox (zodiac); 1-3 a.m.
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Kunうし
Zodiac ox, read うし like 牛 (the animal). 丑三つ時 is the dead of night, about 2 a.m.
Key words
丑年うしどしyear of the Ox
丑の日うしのひday of the Ox
土用の丑の日どようのうしのひmidsummer day of the Ox
丑三つ時うしみつどきdead of night
丑うしthe Ox (zodiac)
Example sentences
弟は丑年生まれで、のんびりした性格だ。
My younger brother was born in the year of the Ox and has a laid-back personality.
夏の土用の丑の日には、うなぎを食べる習慣がある。
There is a custom of eating eel on the midsummer Day of the Ox.
草木も眠る丑三つ時、古い家の廊下から物音が聞こえた。
In the dead of night, when even the trees sleep, a noise came from the corridor of the old house.