N12551/3019

nounnoun (generic)obsolete term

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Meanings

  • the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Hare
  • hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am)
  • east
  • second month in the lunar calendar

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Example sentences

こく現代げんだいでいう早朝そうちょう六時ろくじごろにたる。

The hour of the Rabbit corresponds to around 6am in modern terms.

十二支じゅうにし四番目よんばんめであり、うさぎ象徴しょうちょうする。

The fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac is the Rabbit, which symbolizes the hare.

古文書こもんじょには方角ほうがくひがししるしてある。

The old document records that the direction of the Rabbit is east.

彼女かのじょどしまれで、おだやかな性格せいかくだとわれている。

She was born in the year of the Rabbit and is said to have a gentle personality.

旧暦きゅうれきにおけるつきはるおとずれをげる二月にがつ相当そうとうし、古来こらいより詩歌しいかまれてきた。

The month of the Rabbit in the lunar calendar corresponds to February, heralding the arrival of spring, and has been celebrated in poetry since ancient times.