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辰: dragon (zodiac)

dragon (zodiac); 7-9 a.m.
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Readings

On
シン・ジン
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たつ

Fifth sign of the zodiac (the dragon), read たつ. 辰の刻 is the old hour around 8 a.m.

Key words

辰年たつどしyear of the dragon
辰たつdragon (zodiac sign)
星辰せいしんstars; celestial bodies
北辰ほくしんNorth Star

Example sentences

Since this is the Year of the Dragon, I drew a dragon on my New Year's cards.

In Edo, shops opened when the Hour of the Dragon (around 8 a.m.) came, and people started to move about.

Looking up at the stars shining in the night sky, sailors of old decided which way to sail.

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