also: ていちゅう
Fire Ox (14th term of the sexagenary cycle)
Refers to the 14th year in the 60-year cycle, combining the Heavenly Stem 丁 (Fire) and the Earthly Branch 丑 (Ox). Used in traditional calendar contexts, astrology, and historical dating.
See also: 干支
1937 is the year of the Fire Ox.
The next Fire Ox year is 2057.
Standard kanji form for the sexagenary cycle term.
On-reading variant; less common in everyday use but encountered in historical or technical texts.
From the Chinese sexagenary cycle system. 丁 (Fire) is the fourth Heavenly Stem, and 丑 (Ox) is the second Earthly Branch. The combination marks the 14th position in the 60-year cycle.