also: いつぼう · おつぼう
noun
Wood Rabbit (52nd term of the sexagenary cycle)
Refers to the 52nd year in the traditional 60-year cycle, combining the Heavenly Stem 乙 (Wood, yin) and the Earthly Branch 卯 (Rabbit). Used in East Asian calendars and astrology. Example years: 1915, 1975, 2035.
See also: 干支
1915年は乙卯の年です。
1915 is the year of the Wood Rabbit.
乙卯は干支の52番目にあたる。
Kinoto-u is the 52nd term of the sexagenary cycle.
Alternate on'yomi reading, rarely used.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle or Chinese zodiac. 乙卯 is one specific term within that cycle.
Combination of the Heavenly Stem 乙 (きのと, Wood, yin) and the Earthly Branch 卯 (う, Rabbit). The reading きのとう is the native Japanese reading of the stem-branch combination.