酉: rooster (zodiac)

rooster (zodiac); 5-7 p.m.

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Readings

ユウ

Kun

とり

As a radical it marks kanji linked to alcohol and fermenting, such as 酒, 酔 and 酢.

酉とりRooster (zodiac sign)

酉年とりどしyear of the Rooster

酉の市とりのいちRooster Day fair (November)

酉の刻とりのこくhour of the Rooster (about 6 p.m.)

今年ことしは酉年とりどしなので、年賀状ねんがじょうに鶏にわとりの絵を描えをえがいた。

This year is the year of the Rooster, so I drew a rooster on my New Year's cards.

十一月じゅういちがつには、友ともだちと酉の市とりのいちへ行いって、縁起物えんぎものの熊手くまでを買かった。

In November I went to the Tori-no-ichi fair with a friend and bought a lucky rake.

昔むかしは午後ごご六ろく時じごろを酉の刻とりのこくと呼よんだ。

In the old days, around 6 p.m. was called the hour of the Rooster.