甲寅

Chinese

1st heavenly stem; armour; shell 3rd earthly branch; 3–5 a.m.
simp. and trad.
(甲寅)

Pronunciation


Noun

甲寅

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

Coordinate terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
きのえ
Grade: S
とら
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Compound of (きのえ) (kinoe, the first heavenly stem) + (とら) (tora, the Tiger, the third earthly branch)

Noun

(きのえ)(とら) • (kinoetora

  1. Wood Tiger, the fifty-first term of the sexagenary cycle
    Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: S
いん
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Compound of (こう) (, the first heavenly stem) + (いん) (in, the Tiger, the third earthly branch)

Noun

(こう)(いん) • (kōin

  1. Wood Tiger, the fifty-first term of the sexagenary cycle
    Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

甲寅 • (Gabin) (hangeul 갑인)

  1. hanja form? of 갑인 (Wood Tiger, the fifty-first in the sexagenary cycle)