甲申

Chinese

		1st heavenly stem; armour; shell	9th earthly branch; 3–5 p.m.; to extend 9th earthly branch; 3–5 p.m.; to extend; to state; to explain
simp. and trad. (甲申)		甲	申

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎshēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄕㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ san¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kah-sin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎshēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄕㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎshen
    • Wade–Giles: chia³-shên¹
    • Yale: jyǎ-shēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeashen
    • Palladius: цзяшэнь (czjašɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaap³ san¹
    • Yale: gaap sān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ san¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gab³ sen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³ sɐn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-sin
    • Tâi-lô: kah-sin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kahsyn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ka(ʔ)⁵ sin³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ sin⁴⁴/

Noun

甲申

1. The twenty-first term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Wood Monkey" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Coordinate terms

• (Chinese sexagenary cycle terms) 干支 (gānzhī); 甲子 (jiǎzǐ), 乙丑 (yǐchǒu), 丙寅 (bǐngyín), 丁卯 (dīngmǎo), 戊辰 (wùchén), 己巳 (jǐsì), 庚午 (gēngwǔ), 辛未 (xīnwèi), 壬申 (rénshēn), 癸酉 (guǐyǒu), 甲戌 (jiǎxū), 乙亥 (yǐhài), 丙子 (bǐngzǐ), 丁丑 (dīngchǒu), 戊寅 (wùyín), 己卯 (jǐmǎo), 庚辰 (gēngchén), 辛巳 (xīnsì), 壬午 (rénwǔ), 癸未 (guǐwèi), 甲申 (jiǎshēn), 乙酉 (yǐyǒu), 丙戌 (bǐngxū), 丁亥 (dīnghài), 戊子 (wùzǐ), 己丑 (jǐchǒu), 庚寅 (gēngyín), 辛卯 (xīnmǎo), 壬辰 (rénchén), 癸巳 (guǐsì), 甲午 (jiǎwǔ), 乙未 (yǐwèi), 丙申 (bǐngshēn), 丁酉 (dīngyǒu), 戊戌 (wùxū), 己亥 (jǐhài), 庚子 (gēngzǐ), 辛丑 (xīnchǒu), 壬寅 (rényín), 癸卯 (guǐmǎo), 甲辰 (jiǎchén), 乙巳 (yǐsì), 丙午 (bǐngwǔ), 丁未 (dīngwèi), 戊申 (wùshēn), 己酉 (jǐyǒu), 庚戌 (gēngxū), 辛亥 (xīnhài), 壬子 (rénzǐ), 癸丑 (guǐchǒu), 甲寅 (jiǎyín), 乙卯 (yǐmǎo), 丙辰 (bǐngchén), 丁巳 (dīngsì), 戊午 (wùwǔ), 己未 (jǐwèi), 庚申 (gēngshēn), 辛酉 (xīnyǒu), 壬戌 (rénxū), 癸亥 (guǐhài) ^{(Category: zh:Chinese sexagenary cycle terms)}

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (甲申):

• → Japanese: 甲申(こうしん) (kōshin)
• → Korean: 갑신(甲申) (gapsin)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
甲	申
きのえ Grade: S	さる Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Compound of 甲(きのえ) (kinoe, “the first heavenly stem”) + 申(さる) (saru, “monkey”)

Noun

甲(きのえ)申(さる) • (kinoesaru) 

1. Wood Monkey, the twenty-first term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
甲	申
こう Grade: S	しん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Compound of 甲(こう) (kō, “the first heavenly stem”) + 申(しん) (shin, “monkey”)

Noun

甲(こう)申(しん) • (kōshin) 

1. Wood Monkey, the twenty-first term of the sexagenary cycle

   Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
甲	申

Proper noun

甲申 • (Gapsin) (hangeul 갑신)

1. Hanja form^? of 갑신 (“Wood Monkey, the twenty-first in the sexagenary cycle”).