庚かのえ

noun

7th celestial stem; seventh sign of the Chinese calendar

Refers to the seventh of the ten celestial stems (十干), used in the traditional sexagenary cycle. Often appears in compounds like 庚申 (かのえさる) or 庚午 (かのえうま).

• 今年ことしは庚かのえの年としです。

  This year is the year of the seventh celestial stem.

• 庚かのえ申さるの日ひに祭まつりが行おこなわれる。

  A festival is held on the day of the Monkey under the seventh celestial stem.