also: きし
noun
Earth Snake
The 6th term of the sexagenary cycle (干支), combining the Earthly Branch 巳 (Snake) with the Celestial Stem 己 (Earth). Used in traditional calendar and fortune-telling contexts.
See also: 干支
1929年と1989年は己巳の年です。
1929 and 1989 are years of the Earth Snake.
Alternate reading; less common than つちのとみ.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle; 己巳 is one specific term within it.
From the Chinese sexagenary cycle system, combining the Celestial Stem 己 (Earth) and the Earthly Branch 巳 (Snake).