己亥

Chinese

6th heavenly stem; self 12th earthly branch; 9–11 p.m.
simp. and trad.
(己亥)

Pronunciation


Noun

己亥

  1. The thirty-sixth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Earth Pig" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Vietnamese: Kỉ Hợi, Kỷ Hợi

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
つちのと
Grade: 6

Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Compound of (つちのと) (tsuchinoto, the sixth heavenly stem) + () (i, the Boar, the twelfth earthly branch)

Noun

(つちのと)() • (tsuchinotoi

  1. Earth Boar, the thirty-sixth term of the sexagenary cycle
    Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
がい
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Compound of () (ki, the sixth heavenly stem) + (がい) (gai, the Boar, the twelfth earthly branch)

Noun

()(がい) • (kigai

  1. Earth Boar, the thirty-sixth term of the sexagenary cycle
    Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

己亥 • (Gihae) (hangeul 기해)

  1. hanja form? of 기해 (Earth Pig, the thirty-sixth in the sexagenary cycle)