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丑

sign of the ox or cow
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingチュウ
Kun readingうし
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Meanings

  1. sign of the ox or cow
  2. 1-3AM
  3. second sign of Chinese zodiac
  4. sign of the cowRtK
  1. the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)
  2. hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
  3. north-northeast
  4. twelfth month of the lunar calendar

Radicals and components

Radical一one

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

dagger (刀) · two (二)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2197

Compound words

丑年うしどし
year of the Ox
丑寅うしとら
northeast
丑の刻うしのこく
hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
丑三つ時うしみつどき
dead of night
癸丑みずのとうし
Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)
草木も眠る丑三つ時くさきもねむるうしみつどき
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 丑

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