甲子

Chinese

		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)		甲	子

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 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

• Template:list:Chinese sexagenary cycle/zh

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
甲	子
きのえ Grade: S	ね Grade: 1

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

Noun

甲(きのえ)子(ね) • (kinoene) 

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
甲	子
こう Grade: S	し Grade: 1

Kanji in this term
甲	子
かぶと > かっ Grade: S	し Grade: 1

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

Noun

甲(こう)子(し) or 甲(かっ)子(し) • (kōshi or kasshi) 

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