甲子

Chinese

1st heavenly stem; armor; shell
 
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad.
(甲子)

Pronunciation


Noun

甲子

  1. The first term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Rat" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.
  2. A full or completed set of the sexagenary cycle.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
きのえ
Grade: S

Grade: 1

Compound of the celestial stem (kinoe) and the earthly branch (ne, rat).

Noun

(きのえ)() (kinoene) 

  1. Wood Rat, the first element of the sexagenary cycle

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: S

Grade: 1
Kanji in this term
かぶと > かっ
Grade: S

Grade: 1

The combination of the celestial stem (kinoe) and the earthly branch (ne, rat).

Noun

(こう)() or (かっ)() (kōshi or kasshi) 

  1. Wood Rat, the first element of the sexagenary cycle
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.