さるこく
Meanings
Expression
Noun
1. hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm)
Kanji used
say humbly
carve into
Composed of
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th 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