己つちのと卯う

noun

Earth Rabbit; 16th term of the sexagenary cycle

Used in the traditional East Asian 60-year cycle (干支). Refers to years such as 1939, 1999, 2059. Primarily a technical or historical term.

See also: 干支

• 己つちのと卯うの年としは、十じっ干かん十じゅう二に支しの16番ばん目めにあたる。

  The year of the Earth Rabbit is the 16th term of the sexagenary cycle.