戊辰
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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戊 | 辰 |
つちのえ Jinmeiyō |
たつ Jinmeiyō |
kun’yomi |
Compound of the celestial stem 戊 (tsuchinoe) and the earthly branch 辰 (tatsu, “dragon”).
Noun
戊辰 (hiragana つちのえたつ, rōmaji tsuchinoetatsu)
- the fifth in the sexagenary cycle
- Year of the Dragon; those years which have a remainder of 8 when divided by 60
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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戊 | 辰 |
ぼ Jinmeiyō |
しん Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi |
The combination of the celestial stem 戊 (tsuchinoe) and the earthly branch 辰 (tatsu, “dragon”).
Noun
戊辰 (hiragana ぼしん, rōmaji boshin)
- the fifth in the sexagenary cycle
- Year of the Dragon; those years which have a remainder of 8 when divided by 60
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