also: かのえさる · かんしん · かんし
noun
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年は庚申の年です。
1920 is the year of the Metal Monkey.
庚申は干支の一つで、57番目に当たります。
Kōshin is one of the sexagenary terms, the 57th.
noun
Shōmen Kongō; deity
A deity associated with the kōshin belief; often depicted with multiple arms and a fierce expression. Referenced in folk religion.
See also: 青面金剛
庚申の日に青面金剛を祀る風習があります。
There is a custom of enshrining Shōmen Kongō on kōshin days.
noun
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
江戸時代には庚申待が盛んに行われた。
During the Edo period, kōshin-machi vigils were widely practiced.
Native Japanese reading for the 57th sexagenary term; rarely used in modern contexts.
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.