うしこくまい
Meanings
Expression
Noun
1. 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
Kanji used
sign of the cow
carve into
admit defeat
Pitch accent
しのこくま
いり
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
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)