十干

Japanese

Noun

十干 (hiragana じっかん, romaji jikkan)

1. the ten signs (or "stems", 干)(甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸). These ten signs consist of five groups (木　き、火　ひ、土　つち、金　かね、水　みず) of two members, ("elder brother え" and 'younger brother と")

甲=きのえ, 乙=きのと (group 木)

丙=ひのえ, 丁=ひのと (group 火)

戊=つちのえ, 己=つちのと (group 土)

庚=かのえ, 辛=かのと (group 金)

壬=みずのえ, 癸=みずのと (group 水)

( member え, member と)

See also

• Wikipedia:Heavenly Stems