庚申

Chinese

7th heavenly stem; age
9th earthly branch; 3–5 p.m.; to extend
9th earthly branch; 3–5 p.m.; to extend; to state; to explain
 
simp. and trad.
(庚申)

Pronunciation


Noun

庚申

  1. The fifty-seventh term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Metal Monkey" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Coordinate terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
かのえ
Jinmeiyō
さる
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Compound of (かのえ) (kanoe, the seventh heavenly stem) + (さる) (saru, the Monkey, the ninth earthly branch)

Noun

(かのえ)(さる) • (kanoesaru

  1. Metal Monkey, the fifty-seventh term of the sexagenary cycle
    Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
こう
Jinmeiyō
しん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Compound of (こう) (, the seventh heavenly stem) + (しん) (shin, the Monkey, the ninth earthly branch)

Noun

(こう)(しん) • (kōshin

  1. Metal Monkey, the fifty-seventh term of the sexagenary cycle
    Hypernym: 干支
  2. clipping of 庚申待 (kōshin-machi, a religious wake held one the eve of the 57th day of a sexagenary calendar cycle)
Derived terms

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

庚申 • (Gyeongsin) (hangeul 경신)

  1. hanja form? of 경신 (Metal Monkey, the fifty-seventh in the sexagenary cycle)