also: こうしん
noun
Wood Dragon (41st term of the sexagenary cycle)
Refers to the 41st year in the 60-year Chinese zodiac cycle, combining the Heavenly Stem 甲 (Wood) and the Earthly Branch 辰 (Dragon). Used in traditional calendar contexts, fortune-telling, and historical dating.
See also: 干支
2024年は甲辰の年です。
2024 is the year of the Wood Dragon.
甲辰の年に生まれた人は、伝統的に特定の性格を持つと言われています。
People born in the year of the Wood Dragon are traditionally said to have certain personality traits.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle or the Chinese zodiac signs, while 甲辰 is a specific term within that cycle.
Combination of the Heavenly Stem 甲 (きのえ, 'Wood') and the Earthly Branch 辰 (たつ, 'Dragon'). The reading きのえたつ is the native Japanese (kun'yomi) reading, while こうしん is the Sino-Japanese (on'yomi) reading.