乙きのと巳み

noun

Wood Snake; 42nd term of the sexagenary cycle

Refers to the 42nd year in the 60-year cycle, combining the celestial stem 乙 (きのと, yin wood) and the earthly branch 巳 (み, snake). Used in traditional calendar contexts and for years like 1905, 1965, 2025.

See also: 干支

• 2025年ねんは乙きのと巳みの年としです。

  2025 is the year of the Wood Snake.

• 乙きのと巳みは干支えとの42番ばん目めにあたります。

  Kinotomi is the 42nd term of the sexagenary cycle.