巳

sign of the snake or serpent; 9-11AM; sixth sign of Chinese zodiac

Strokes
3
JLPT
N1
On
シ
Kun
み

Built from 巳

Words with 巳

  1. 巳年みどし · midoshiyear of the Snake
  2. 辰巳たつみ · tatsumisoutheast
  3. 己巳つちのとみ · tsuchinotomiEarth Snake (6th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1929, 1989, 2049)
  4. 上巳じょうし · joushiDoll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival; Peach Festival
  5. 初巳はつみ · hatsumifirst Serpent day of the year
  6. 辛巳かのとみ · kanotomiMetal Snake (18th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1941, 2001, 2061)
  7. 癸巳みずのとみ · mizunotomiWater Snake (30th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1953, 2013, 2073)
  8. 乙巳きのとみ · kinotomiWood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
  9. 丁巳ひのとみ · hinotomiFire Snake (54th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1917, 1977, 2037)
  10. 巳の刻みのこく · minokokuhour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); hour of the Serpent
  11. 巳の日みのひ · minohiday of the Snake
  12. 巳の年へびのとし · hebinotoshiyear of the Snake
  13. 辰巳芸者たつみげいしゃ · tatsumigeishageisha from the Fukagawa red-light district in Edo
  14. 已己巳己いこみき · ikomikiall the same
  15. 巳の日の祓みのひのはらえ · minohinoharaepurification ceremony held on the first day of the snake in the 3rd month of the lunar calendar

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences