Vocab Info
N1 Noun
丑second sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ox, 1am-3am, north-northeast, December)
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Noun
1.
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)
Noun
2.
hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
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Noun
3.
north-northeast
Obsolete termNoun
4.
twelfth month of the lunar calendar
Obsolete term
All Forms
丑 【うし】
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丑は十二支の二番目です。
The Ox is the second sign of the Chinese zodiac.
北北東のことを丑と呼ぶこともあるそうだ。
I've heard that The Ox can also refer to the north-northeast direction.
丑の時刻には、幽霊が現れると言われています。
It's said that ghosts appear during the hour of The Ox, which is between 1am and 3am.
私が住んでいるアパートは丑の方角を向いているので朝日が差し込みます。
My apartment faces the direction of The Ox (north-northeast), so the morning sun shines in.
この心霊スポットで丑の時間に起きたら最後、幽霊に祟られてしまうだろう。
If you wake up during the hour of The Ox at this haunted spot, you're sure to be cursed by a ghost.
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