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己つちのと丑うし

also: きちゅう

Meanings

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noun

Earth Ox; 26th sexagenary term

Refers to the 26th term of the traditional 60-term sexagenary cycle (干支), combining the Earth element with the Ox zodiac sign. Used in historical dating, astrology, and traditional contexts. Years such as 1949, 2009, and 2069 correspond to this term.

See also: 干支

己つちのと丑うしの年としは2009年ねんでした。
The year of the Earth Ox was 2009.
干支えとで己つちのと丑うしは26番ばん目めにあたります。
In the sexagenary cycle, Earth Ox is the 26th term.

Written forms

己丑Usage100%
- つちのとうし
  Standard kanji form for the sexagenary term.
- きちゅう
きちゅう
On-reading variant; less common in everyday contexts.

Kanji

己self
丑sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac

Similar words

干支えと
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle; 己丑 is one specific term within it.

Etymology

Compound of 己 (つちのと, the sixth Celestial Stem, associated with Earth) and 丑 (うし, the second Earthly Branch, associated with the Ox). The reading つちのとうし follows the native Japanese naming pattern for the sexagenary cycle.