also: こうし
noun
Metal Rat (37th year of the sexagenary cycle)
Refers to the 37th term of the traditional 60-year cycle, combining the celestial stem 庚 (Metal) and the earthly branch 子 (Rat). Used in East Asian calendars and astrology.
See also: 干支
2020年は庚子の年です。
2020 is the year of the Metal Rat.
庚子は干支の一つで、37番目にあたる。
Kanoe-ne is one of the sexagenary cycle terms, the 37th.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle; 庚子 is a specific year within it.
Combination of the celestial stem 庚 (kanoe, Metal) and the earthly branch 子 (ne, Rat). The reading かのえね is the native Japanese reading, while こうし is the Sino-Japanese reading.