Vocab Info

N1 Noun

巳(み)sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Serpent

      2. 2.

        hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon)

        Obsolete term,

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      3. 3.

        south-southeast

        Obsolete term
      4. 4.

        fourth month of the lunar calendar

        Obsolete term

    All Forms

    巳 【み】、巳 【し】

    Details

      • み

    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • 巳(み)は十二支(じゅうにし)の六(ろく)番目(ばんめ)です。

      The Serpent is the sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac.

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    • 南南東(なんなんとう)の方角(ほうがく)のことを巳(み)と呼(よ)びます。

      The direction of south-southeast is referred to as The Serpent, the sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac.

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    • 巳(み)という言葉(ことば)は午前(ごぜん)九(く)時(じ)から十一(じゅういち)時(じ)を指(さ)す。

      The term The Serpent, the sixth zodiac sign, refers to the time between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

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    • 気温(きおん)が高(たか)いわ、巳(み)の方角(ほうがく)から風(かぜ)が吹(ふ)くわ、最悪(さいあく)な天候(てんこう)だ。

      The temperature's high, the wind's blowing from the direction of The Serpent, this weather is awful.

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    • 巳(み)の時刻(じこく)になっても起(お)きないなんて、怠惰(たいだ)にも程(ほど)があります。

      Still not waking up by the hour of The Serpent? That's just plain lazy.

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