Word details

丑三つ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 丑三つ.

Dictionary

Entry

丑三つうしみつ丑満Noun
1

dead of the night; midnight

2

Archaic; Orig. meaning

third quarter of the ox's hour (around 2-2:30am or 3-3:30am)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac

4 strokesFrequency 2,305JLPT N1Grade 9

On

チュウ

Kun

うし

Nanori

ひろ

three

3 strokesFrequency 14JLPT N4Grade 1

On

サンゾウ

Kun

み.つみっ.つ

Nanori

さいさえさぶざえざぶそうただみつみん

full, fullness, enough, satisfy

12 strokesFrequency 515JLPT N2Grade 4

On

マンバン

Kun

み.ちるみ.つみ.たす

Nanori

みちみつみつる

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