巳(み), み

mi

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April)

初(はつ), はつみ

hatsumi

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • first Serpent day of the year

上巳(じょうし), じょうし, じょうみ

jōshi, jōmi

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • March 3rd of the lunar calendar (one of the five annual festivals); dolls festival; peach festival

巳年(みねん), みどし, へびどし

midoshi, hebidoshi

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • year of the snake

巳(み), みのひのはらえ

minohinoharae

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • purification ceremony held on the first day of the snake in the third month of the lunar calendar

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