Word details

草木も眠る丑三つ時

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 草木も眠る丑三つ時.

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Entry

草木も眠る丑三つ時くさきもねむるうしみつどきNounExpressionFreq #89591
1

Idiomatic expression

dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

9 strokesFrequency 967JLPT N2Grade 1

On

ソウ

Kun

くさくさ--ぐさ

Nanori

tree, wood

4 strokesFrequency 317JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ボクモク

Kun

こ-

Nanori

もと

sleep, die, sleepy

10 strokesFrequency 1,315JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ミン

Kun

ねむ.るねむ.い

Nanori

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

time, hour

10 strokesFrequency 16JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

とき-どき

Nanori

とぎ

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