also: こうしん · かんしん · かんし
Metal Monkey; 57th sexagenary term
Refers to the 57th year in the 60-year cycle, combining the celestial stem 庚 (Metal) and earthly branch 申 (Monkey). Used in traditional calendar contexts.
See also: 干支
1920 is the year of the Metal Monkey.
Kōshin is one of the sexagenary terms, the 57th.
kōshin-machi; religious wake
Only with reading こうしん
Abbreviation of 庚申待; a historical all-night vigil held on kōshin days to prevent the three worms from reporting one's misdeeds.
See also: 庚申待
There is a custom of enshrining Shōmen Kongō on kōshin days.
During the Edo period, kōshin-machi vigils were widely practiced.
Standard kanji form for the sexagenary term and related cultural references.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in contemporary Japanese.
Obsolete kana usage; not used in contemporary Japanese.
Combination of the celestial stem 庚 (Metal) and earthly branch 申 (Monkey) from the Chinese sexagenary cycle. The reading こうしん is Sino-Japanese; かのえさる is the native Japanese reading.