とり
Meanings
Noun
1. the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; the Chicken; the Bird
2. hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm)
3. west
4. eight month of the lunar calendar
Kanji used
sign of the bird
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
tori-no-ichi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November)
Fire Rooster (34th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1957, 2017, 2077)
Earth Rooster (46th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1909, 1969, 2029)