戌: dog (zodiac)

dog (zodiac); 7-9 pm

6 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 3 words here

Readings

ジュツ

Kun

いぬ

Eleventh zodiac sign (Dog). Do not confuse with look-alikes 戊 (ぼ) and 戍 (じゅ).

戌いぬDog (zodiac sign)

戌年いぬどしyear of the Dog

戌の日いぬのひday of the Dog

戌の刻いぬのこくhour of the Dog (7-9 pm)

戌亥いぬいnorthwest

戌年いぬどしに生うまれた祖母そぼは、犬いぬが大好だいすきだ。

My grandmother, who was born in the Year of the Dog, loves dogs.

妊娠にんしん五ごか月かげつの戌いぬの日ひに、安産あんざんを祈いのって神社じんじゃへ行いく習ならわしがある。

There is a custom of going to a shrine on a Dog day in the fifth month of pregnancy to pray for an easy birth.

戌の刻いぬのこくになると、城しろの門もんは固かたく閉とざされた。

When the hour of the Dog came, the castle gate was shut tight.