甲子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
甲	子

Etymology 1

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

Noun

甲子 (hiragana きのえね, romaji kinoene)

1. the first in the sexagenary cycle
2. Year of the Rat; those years which have a remainder of 4 when divided by 60

Etymology 2

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

Noun

甲子 (hiragana かっし, romaji kasshi)

1. the first in the sexagenary cycle
2. Year of the Rat; those years which have a remainder of 4 when divided by 60

Etymology 3

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

Noun

甲子 (hiragana かっし, romaji kasshi)

1. the first in the sexagenary cycle
2. Year of the Rat; those years which have a remainder of 4 when divided by 60

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
甲子

Noun

甲子 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin jiǎzǐ)

1. year of the rat
2. beginning of the sexagenary cycle