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1 exact word match found in search '丑の刻参り'
noun
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2 in the morning and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
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13 partial word matches found in search '丑の刻参り'
noun
two o'clock in the morning
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Most common form: うし
noun
second sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ox, 1am-3am, north-northeast, December)
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particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: ; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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1
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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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1
Most common form: こく
noun
1. archaic period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)
2. carving; engraving; cutting; mincing  (this meaning is restricted to form 刻)
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noun
scratch
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2
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noun
1. time; hour; moment  (刻 signifies a time of day, 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
2. occasion; case
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noun
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 二十八宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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3
noun (suffix), noun
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
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0
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numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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noun
1. reason; principle; logic
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)  (see also: ; Buddhist term)
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noun
1. Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles
2. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes)  (see also: 郷里制, 国郡里制)
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noun
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
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