甲子

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Chinese[edit]

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[edit]


Noun[edit]

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.

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Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
きのえ
Grade: S

Grade: 1

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

Noun[edit]

(きのえ)() (kinoene

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

Etymology 2[edit]

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[edit]

(こう)() or (かっ)() (kōshi or kasshi

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

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term

Proper noun[edit]

甲子 (Gapja) (hangeul 갑자)

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