巳

み
sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April)

* * *

み【巳】

the snake; the Serpent《十二支の》.

* * *

み【巳】

〔十二支の〕 the Snake, one of the twelve animals of the oriental zodiac.

●巳の日 the day of the Snake

・巳の刻(_こく) the hour of the Snake(; 9-11 a.m.)

・巳の方(_かた) 〔南南東〕 the direction of the Snake(; south-southeast).

●「何年(_なにどし)の生まれですか」「巳です」 “In what year of the oriental zodiac were you born?”―“I was born in the year of the Snake.”

巳年 the year of the Snake.

●巳年生まれの born in the year of the Snake.