己つちのと未ひつじ

noun

Earth Sheep; 56th term of the sexagenary cycle

Used in the traditional East Asian sexagenary cycle (干支) to designate years, e.g., 1919, 1979, 2039. Primarily encountered in historical, astrological, or calendar contexts.

See also: 干支

• 己き未びの年としは、十じっ干かん十じゅう二に支しの56番ばん目めにあたる。

  The year of the Earth Sheep corresponds to the 56th term of the sexagenary cycle.

• 彼かれは己き未びの生うまれだ。

  He was born in the year of the Earth Sheep.