[ね, ne] (n) first sign of Chinese zodiac (The Rat, 11pm-1am, north, November) #443
[み, mi] (n) eighth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ram, 1pm-3pm, south-southwest, June); (P) #786
[みや, miya] (n) (1) palace; (2) (See 五音) tonic (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale); (3) (abbr) (See 宮刑) ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); (n, n-suf) (4) (See 十二宮) zodiacal sign #1487
[さる, saru] (n) ninth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Monkey, 3pm-5pm, west-southwest, July); (P) #5843
[たつ, tatsu] (n) fifth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Dragon, 7am-9am, east-southeast, March); (P) #6574
[こく, koku] (n) (1) archaic period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (刻 only) carving; engraving; cutting; mincing; (3) (剋 only) victory; (4) strictness; cruelty; (P) #8175
[とら, tora] (n) third sign of Chinese zodiac (The Tiger, 3am-5am, east-northeast, January); (P) #9354
[み, mi] (n) sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April); (P) #9976
[う;ぼう, u ; bou] (n) fourth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Hare, 5am-7am, east, February) #13119
[うま, uma] (n) seventh sign of Chinese zodiac (The Horse, 11am-1pm, south, May); (P) #13269