also: いつがい · おつがい
noun
Wood Boar; 12th term of the sexagenary cycle
Refers to the 12th term of the traditional 60-term sexagenary cycle (干支), combining the Heavenly Stem 乙 (きのと, Wood) and the Earthly Branch 亥 (い, Boar). Used in historical and astrological contexts, e.g., for years like 1935, 1995, 2055.
See also: 干支
1935年は乙亥の年です。
1935 is the year of the Wood Boar.
乙亥は干支の12番目にあたります。
乙亥 is the 12th term of the sexagenary cycle.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle; 乙亥 is one specific term within it.
Compound of 乙 (きのと, the second Heavenly Stem, associated with Wood) and 亥 (い, the twelfth Earthly Branch, associated with the Boar). The reading きのとい is the native Japanese reading of the combination.