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) 		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

Chinese sexagenary cycle terms: 干支 (gānzhī)edit

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

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

Noun

庚(かのえ)申(さる) • (kanoesaru) 

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

Etymology 2

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

Compound of 庚(こう) (kō, “the seventh heavenly stem”) + 申(しん) (shin, “the Monkey, the ninth earthly branch”)

Noun

庚(こう)申(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

References

Korean

Hanja in this term
庚申

Proper noun

庚申 • (Gyeongsin) (hangeul 경신)

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