also: ぼし
Earth Rat; 25th year of the sexagenary cycle
Refers to the 25th term of the traditional 60-year cycle, combining the Earthly Branch 子 (Rat) with the Celestial Stem 戊 (Earth). Used in historical and astrological contexts.
See also: 干支
The year of the Earth Rat is the 25th in the sexagenary cycle.
1948 was a year of the Earth Rat.
Standard kanji form for the sexagenary cycle term.
On-reading variant; less common in modern usage.
Compound of 戊 (tsuchinoe, the fifth Celestial Stem, associated with Earth) and 子 (ne, the first Earthly Branch, the Rat). The on-reading ぼし follows standard Sino-Japanese readings.