Vocabulary
うしのこくまいり丑の刻参り うしのこくまいり丑の刻参り うしのこくまいり丑の刻参り

Meaning

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

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うしのこくまいり
cursing ritual where one visit...

Component Analysis

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
うしのこくまいり
丑
sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac
うし, チュウ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
刻
engrave, cut fine, chop...
きざ.む, きざ.み, コク
亥
sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
い, ガイ, カイ
亠
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ
人
person
ひと, -り, ジン
刂
( 刀 ) knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
参
nonplussed, three (in documents), going...
まい.る, まい-, サン
彡
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン, セン
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
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