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亥いの刻こく
Archaic
Meanings
Archaic
Expression
Noun
1. hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)
Kanji used
亥
sign of the boar
刻
carve into
Composed of
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth 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