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Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)
2. carving; engraving; cutting; mincing
3. strictness; cruelty
Kanji used
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Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (50 in total)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
a short while ago; already
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
evening; evening hour
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
later on; afterwards
moment by moment; hour by hour
final third of a two-hour period
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
seal engraving
to impress; to engrave; to incise; to stamp (e.g. symbol); to punch
first third of a two-hour period
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)
seal engraving
moment by moment; hour by hour
the regular time
reprinting (of a book)
relief (carving)
carving characters; carved characters
hollow relief (carving); white line (woodcuts)
middle third of a two-hour period
inscription on stone monuments, metal receptacles, etc.; exergue; inscribing
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
short period
wood-block book
triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
hourly; from one minute to the next; from hour to hour; moment by moment; with each passing moment
publication of two or more different books together as one
hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm)
clock signal; clock pulse
downcutting; downward erosion; vertical erosion
clock signal; clock pulse
to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing
hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am)
hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm)
hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am)
hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); hour of the Serpent
hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); hour of the Hare
hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm)
hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)
hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am)
hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); hour of the Cock