| うし |
|---|
| 丑 |
| の |
| こく |
|---|
| 刻 |
| まい |
|---|
| 参 |
| り |
expression, noun
- cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
丑の刻参り | うしのこくまいり |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac
うし チュウ ひろ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
engrave, cut fine, chop
コク きざ.む (6th, N3)
nonplussed, three (in documents), going
サン まい.る シン (4th, N3)