丙ひのえ申さる

noun

Fire Monkey; 33rd sexagenary term

The 33rd term of the traditional 60-term sexagenary cycle (干支), combining the celestial stem 丙 (Fire, yang) and the earthly branch 申 (Monkey). Used in East Asian calendars and astrology.

See also: 干支

• 2016年ねんは丙ひのえ申さるの年としでした。

  2016 was the year of the Fire Monkey.

• 丙ひのえ申さるは干支えとの33番ばん目めにあたります。

  丙申 corresponds to the 33rd term of the sexagenary cycle.