戊つちのえ子ね

noun

Earth Rat; 25th year of the sexagenary cycle

Refers to the 25th term of the traditional 60-year cycle, combining the Earthly Branch 子 (Rat) with the Celestial Stem 戊 (Earth). Used in historical and astrological contexts.

See also: 干支

• 戊つちのえ子ねの年としは、十じっ干かん十じゅう二に支しの25番ばん目めにあたる。

  The year of the Earth Rat is the 25th in the sexagenary cycle.

• 1948年ねんは戊つちのえ子ねの年としだった。

  1948 was a year of the Earth Rat.