also: こうご
Metal Horse; 7th term of the sexagenary cycle
Refers to the 7th year in the 60-year cycle, combining the celestial stem 庚 (かのえ, Metal) and the earthly branch 午 (うま, Horse). Used in traditional calendar contexts.
See also: 干支
The year of the Metal Horse is the 7th in the sexagenary cycle.
1990 was a Metal Horse year.
Standard kanji form for the sexagenary cycle term.
On-reading variant; less common in everyday use.
Compound of 庚 (かのえ, the 7th celestial stem, associated with Metal) and 午 (うま, the 7th earthly branch, Horse). Part of the traditional Chinese-derived sexagenary cycle.