also: ていぼう
noun
Fire Rabbit
The 4th term of the 60-year sexagenary cycle (干支). Used in traditional calendar contexts, such as for years like 1927, 1987, 2047.
See also: 干支
1927年は丁卯の年にあたる。
The year 1927 corresponds to the Fire Rabbit year.
丁卯は十干十二支の4番目です。
Fire Rabbit is the 4th term of the sexagenary cycle.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle; 丁卯 is one specific term within it.
Combination of the celestial stem 丁 (ひのと, 'Fire Younger Brother') and the earthly branch 卯 (う, 'Rabbit'), forming the 4th term of the sexagenary cycle.