丑うし
Meanings
Noun
1. the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)
2. hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
3. north-northeast
4. twelfth month of the lunar calendar
Kanji used
sign of the cow
Pitch accent
う
し
Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
dead of the night; midnight; (arch.) third quarter of the ox's hour (around 2-2:30am or 3-3:30am)
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)