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

Pronunciation


Noun

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

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

The combination 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 term of the sexagenary cycle

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
甲 子
こう
Grade: S
し
Grade: 1
kan’on on’yomi
Kanji in this term
甲 子
かぶと > かっ
Grade: S
し
Grade: 1
irregular on’yomi

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 term of the sexagenary cycle

Korean

Hanja in this term
甲子

Proper noun

甲子 • (Gapja) (hangeul 갑자)

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