Kanji compounds#7,662 most used

干支

えと0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

12-year chinese zodiac

ITS KANJI

干drypart of 干支 (えと)10 words ›支branchpart of 干支 (えと)17 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

来年らいねんの干支えとは馬うまだ。

Next year's zodiac animal is the horse.

written for Tangoya

MEANINGS

12-year Chinese zodiac

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days

noun

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#7,662 most used

Written干支 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium