巳: snake (zodiac)

snake (zodiac)

3 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

シ

Kun

み

Not to be confused with 己 (self) and 已 (already). It is the sixth zodiac sign; 辰巳 means southeast.

巳年みどしyear of the Snake

巳の刻みのこくhour of the Snake (about 10 a.m.)

上巳じょうしthird day of the third month

辰巳たつみsoutheast

今年ことしは巳年みどしなので、年賀状ねんがじょうに蛇へびの絵えをかいた。

This is the Year of the Snake, so I drew a snake on my New Year's cards.

昔むかしの時刻じこくで巳の刻みのこくといえば、今いまの午前ごぜん十時じゅうじごろのことだ。

In the old way of telling time, the hour of the Snake means about ten in the morning.

三月さんがつ三日みっかの上巳じょうしの節句せっくに、家族かぞくでひな人形ひなにんぎょうを飾かざった。

For the Girls' Day festival on March 3rd, our family set out the hina dolls.