also: こういん
noun
Wood Tiger (51st year of the sexagenary cycle)
Refers to the 51st term of the traditional Chinese sexagenary cycle, combining the Heavenly Stem 甲 (Wood) and the Earthly Branch 寅 (Tiger). Used in East Asian calendars and astrology. Example years: 1914, 1974, 2034.
See also: 干支
1914年は甲寅の年です。
The year 1914 is the year of the Wood Tiger.
甲寅の年に生まれた人は、干支では木の虎の性質を持つとされます。
People born in a Wood Tiger year are said to have the characteristics of the Wood Tiger in the sexagenary cycle.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle or the Chinese zodiac signs. 甲寅 is one specific term within that cycle.
From the Chinese sexagenary cycle. 甲 (Heavenly Stem, associated with Wood) + 寅 (Earthly Branch, Tiger). The reading きのえとら is the native Japanese reading of the characters; こういん is the Sino-Japanese reading.