亥年(いどし)

year of the boar

亥(い)の子(こ)

day of the boar; boar festival

亥(い)の子餅(こもち)

rice cake eaten at the boar festival

亥(い)の刻(こく)

the hour of the boar; around 9–11 p.m.

亥月(がいげつ)

the month of the boar; the tenth month of the lunar calendar

亥(い)の子祭(こまつ)り

Inoko festival

亥(い

亥年(いどし)に生(う)まれた祖父(そふ)は、今年(ことし)で九十六歳(くじゅうろくさい)になる。

My grandfather, who was born in the Year of the Boar, will turn 96 this year.

亥(い)の刻(こく)を過(す)ぎても、彼(かれ)は書斎(しょさい)で黙々(もくもく)と仕事(しごと)を続(つづ)けていた。

Even after the hour of the boar had passed, he continued working silently in his study.