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戌いぬの刻こく
Archaic
Meanings
Archaic
Expression
Noun
1. hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm)
Kanji used
戌
sign of the dog
刻
carve into
Composed of
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth 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