庚子

Chinese

7th heavenly stem; age
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.
(庚子) 		庚 子

Pronunciation

Noun

庚子

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

Coordinate terms

Chinese sexagenary cycle terms: 干支 (gānzhī)edit

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
庚 子
かのえ
Jinmeiyō 		ね
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of 庚(かのえ) (kanoe, “the seventh heavenly stem”) + 子(ね) (ne, “the Rat, the first earthly stem”)

Noun

庚(かのえ)子(ね) • (kanoene) 

  1. Metal Rat, the thirty-seventh term of the sexagenary cycle
    Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
庚 子
こう
Jinmeiyō 		し
Grade: 1
kan'on on'yomi

Compound of 庚(こう) (kō, “the seventh heavenly stem”) + 子(し) (shi, “the Rat, the first earthly stem”)

Noun

庚(こう)子(し) • (kōshi) 

  1. Metal Rat, the thirty-seventh term of the sexagenary cycle
    Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
庚子

Proper noun

庚子 • (Gyeongja) (hangeul 경자)

  1. hanja form? of 경자 (“Metal Rat, the thirty-seventh in the sexagenary cycle”)
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