丑 — 4 strokes / Radical「一」
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- On
- チュウ
- Kun
- うし
- Meaning
- the Ox (zodiac sign)
Origin
A pictograph of fingers bent to grasp; used for the second of the twelve zodiac signs.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 丑年うしどし
year of the Ox
- 丑の刻うしのこく
the hour of the Ox (1–3 a.m.)
Example
来年は丑年に当たる。
Next year falls in the year of the Ox.
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