うしこく
Archaic
Meanings
Archaic
Expression
Noun
1. hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
Kanji used
sign of the cow
carve into
Pitch accent
しのこ
Composed of
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty