Japanese Word Entry
土用丑| Kana: | どよううし |
| Romaji: | doyouushi |
| Definition: | day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season), dog days of summer |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 土 | soil, earth, ground, Turkey, items made of earth |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄊㄨˇ (tǔ), ㄉㄨˋ (dù), ㄔㄚˇ (chǎ), ㄊㄨˊ (tú) |
| Cantonese: | tou2 |
| Japanese: | ド (do)、 ト (to) / つち (tsuchi) |
| Korean: | 토 (to), 두 (du) |
| Vietnamese: | thổ, độ, đỗ |
| 用 | utilize, business, service, use, employ, apply, operate |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄩㄥˋ (yòng) |
| Cantonese: | jung6 |
| Japanese: | ヨウ (you) / もち.いる (mochiiru)、 はたらき (hataraki)、 もって (motte) |
| Korean: | 용 (yong) |
| Vietnamese: | dụng |
| 丑 | sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac, clown, comedian, second earthly branch |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄔㄡˇ (chǒu) |
| Cantonese: | cau2 |
| Japanese: | チュウ (chuu)、 チュ (chu) / うし (ushi) |
| Korean: | 축 (chug), 추 (chu) |
| Vietnamese: | sửu |
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