noun
Eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac. In Japanese, 未 is normally read ひつじ and refers to the Sheep/Goat/Ram. The animal itself is usually 羊.
彼女は未年生まれです。
She was born in the year of the Sheep.
十二支の八番目は未
The eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac is the Sheep.
noun
hour of the Sheep
Obsolete temporal unit: roughly 1–3 PM or 2–4 PM in the traditional Chinese time system. Used in historical contexts, often in the phrase 未の刻.
See also: 未の刻
未の刻に待ち合わせましょう、と古文書にある。
The old document says, 'Let us meet at the hour of the Sheep.'
noun
south-southwest
Obsolete directional term from the traditional Chinese zodiac compass. 未 corresponds to south-southwest. Not used in modern navigation.
風水では未の方角は南南西を指す。
In feng shui, the direction of 未 points to south-southwest.
noun
sixth month of the lunar calendar
Obsolete lunar calendar month name. The sixth month was traditionally called 未月. Not used in the modern Gregorian calendar.
旧暦の六月は未の月とも呼ばれた。
The sixth month of the lunar calendar was also called the month of the Sheep.