Compare: 刻 vs 刻

刻きざ

scratch

刻こく

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)

きざ刻

N3Noun

scratch

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こく刻

N5CommonNoun

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)

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丑(うし)の刻(こく)は真夜中(まよなか)ごろを指(さ)す。

The hour of the ox refers to around midnight.

子(ね)の刻(こく)に城(しろ)の門(もん)が閉(と)じられた。

The castle gate was closed at the hour of the rat.