ね
子
　
の
こく
刻

expression, noun

Archaism.
  1. hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ね
子
　
の
こく
刻
 子の刻 ねのこく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ　シ　ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ　さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
engrave, cut fine, chop
コク　きざ.む (6th, N3)
sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
い　ガイ　り (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ