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N1 Noun

(とり)tenth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Bird, 5pm-7pm, west, August)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Cock, the Chicken, the Bird

    2. Noun

      2.

      hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm)

      Obsolete term,

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    3. Noun

      3.

      west

      Obsolete term
    4. Noun

      4.

      eight month of the lunar calendar

      Obsolete term

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    酉 【とり】

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      (とり)は、十二支(じゅうにし)(じゅう)番目(ばんめ)である。

      The Bird is the tenth sign in the Chinese zodiac. {tenth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Bird, 5pm-7pm, west, August)}

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      太陽(たいよう)(ひがし)から(のぼ)り、(とり)方角(ほうがく)(しず)みます。

      The sun rises from the east and sets in the direction of the tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Bird, 5pm-7pm, west, August). {tenth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Bird, 5pm-7pm, west, August)}

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      午後(ごご)()()から(しち)()時間(じかん)(たい)のことを(とり)()うそうだ。

      It seems that the time period from 5pm to 7pm is referred to as 'The Bird', the tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac. {tenth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Bird, 5pm-7pm, west, August)}

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      公園(こうえん)(あそ)びに()息子(むすこ)たちに(とり)時刻(じこく)(かえ)るようにと()いました。

      I told my sons, who were going to the park to play, to come back during the hour of the Bird, which is the tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac, representing the time between 5pm and 7pm. {tenth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Bird, 5pm-7pm, west, August)}

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      太陽(たいよう)(とり)方角(ほうがく)(しず)むことも()らないなんて、非常識(ひじょうしき)にも(ほど)があります。

      Not knowing that the sun sets in the direction of the Bird, the tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac, is beyond unreasonable. {tenth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Bird, 5pm-7pm, west, August)}

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