うしのこくまいり

丑の刻参り

cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

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Expression, Noun

cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

Related Kanji

sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac

チュウ / うし

engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving

コク / きざ.む

nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in

サン / まい.る