乙きのと未ひつじ

noun

Wood Sheep (32nd term of the sexagenary cycle)

Refers to the 32nd year in the 60-year cycle, combining the Heavenly Stem 乙 (Wood, yin) and the Earthly Branch 未 (Sheep). Used in traditional calendar contexts, astrology, and historical dating.

See also: 干支

• 2015年ねんは乙きのと未ひつじの年としです。

  2015 is the year of the Wood Sheep.

• 乙きのと未ひつじは干支えとの32番ばん目めにあたります。

  Kinoto-Hitsuji is the 32nd term of the sexagenary cycle.