also: ぼいん
noun
Earth Tiger (15th term of the sexagenary cycle)
Refers to the 15th year in the 60-year cycle, combining the Earth element and the Tiger zodiac sign. Used in traditional calendar contexts, such as years 1938, 1998, 2058, etc.
See also: 干支
1998年は戊寅の年でした。
1998 was the year of the Earth Tiger.
次の戊寅は2058年です。
The next Earth Tiger year is 2058.
On'yomi reading; rarely used in isolation, mainly found in historical or technical contexts.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle; 戊寅 is a specific term within that cycle.
Combination of 戊 (Earth element) and 寅 (Tiger zodiac sign) from the Chinese sexagenary cycle.