also: こうご
noun
Wood Horse (31st year of the sexagenary cycle)
Refers to the 31st term of the traditional 60-year cycle (干支), combining the Heavenly Stem 甲 (きのえ, Wood) and the Earthly Branch 午 (うま, Horse). Used in historical and astrological contexts, e.g., for years like 1954, 2014, 2074.
See also: 干支
2014年は甲午の年にあたります。
The year 2014 corresponds to the Wood Horse year in the sexagenary cycle.
甲午の年は、東洋占星術では特別な意味を持つとされています。
The Wood Horse year is said to have special significance in Eastern astrology.
Sino-Japanese reading of 甲午. Rarely used in modern Japanese; the native reading きのえうま is preferred.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle or the Chinese zodiac system. 甲午 is one specific term within that cycle.
From the combination of the Heavenly Stem 甲 (きのえ, Wood) and the Earthly Branch 午 (うま, Horse) in the traditional Chinese sexagenary cycle adopted in Japan.