甲きのえ

noun

first sign of the Chinese calendar; first of the ten celestial stems

Refers to 甲 (きのえ), the first of the ten celestial stems (十干) used in the traditional Chinese sexagenary cycle. This is a specialized term encountered mainly in historical, calendrical, or astrological contexts.

See also: 十干

• 十じっ干かんの最さい初しょは甲きのえである。

  The first of the ten celestial stems is 甲 (きのえ).

• 甲きのえは木きの兄えとも書かかれ、陽ようの木きを表あらわす。

  甲 (きのえ) is also written as 木の兄 and represents yang wood.