Kanji
巳
N1
3 strokes
Grade 9
freq #2142
sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac
On'yomi (音読み)
シ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
み
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
巳
み
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent
巳年
みどし
year of the Snake
辰巳
たつみ
southeast
己巳
つちのとみ
Earth Snake (6th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1929, 1989, 2049)
上巳
じょうし
Doll's Festival (March 3); Girls' Festival
初巳
はつみ
first Serpent day of the year
辛巳
かのとみ
Metal Snake (18th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1941, 2001, 2061)
癸巳
みずのとみ
Water Snake (30th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1953, 2013, 2073)
乙巳
きのとみ
Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
丁巳
ひのとみ
Fire Snake (54th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1917, 1977, 2037)
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
巳の日の祓
みのひのはらえ
purification ceremony held on the first day of the snake in the 3rd month of the lunar calendar
巳の刻
みのこく
hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); hour of the Serpent
巳の日
みのひ
day of the Snake
巳の年
へびのとし
year of the Snake