甲子

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Chinese

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1st heavenly stem; armour; shell
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
simp. and trad.
(甲子)
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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Proper noun

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甲子

  1. () Jiazi (a town in Lufeng, Shanwei, Guangdong, China)
  2. () Jiazi (a town in Qiongshan district, Haikou, Hainan, China)

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
きのえ
Grade: S

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

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

Noun

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(きのえ)() (kinoene

  1. Wood Rat, the first term of the sexagenary cycle
    Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: S

Grade: 1
kan'on on'yomi
Kanji in this term
かぶと > かっ
Grade: S

Grade: 1
irregular on'yomi

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

Noun

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(こう)() or (かっ)() (kōshi or kasshi

  1. Wood Rat, the first term of the sexagenary cycle
    Hypernym: 干支

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Proper noun

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甲子 (Gapja) (hangeul 갑자)

  1. hanja form? of 갑자 (Wood Rat, the first in the sexagenary cycle)