戊つちのえ申さる

also: ぼしん

Meanings

Earth Monkey; 45th sexagenary term

Refers to the 45th term of the traditional 60-term sexagenary cycle (干支), combining the celestial stem 戊 (Earth) and the earthly branch 申 (Monkey). Used in East Asian calendars and astrology; years such as 1908, 1968, 2028 are 戊申 years.

Kanji

戊5th calendar sign
申have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM

Related words

干支えと
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle; 戊申 is one specific term within it.

Written forms

戊申Usage100%
- つちのえさる
  Standard kanji form for the sexagenary term; the reading つちのえさる is the traditional Japanese reading.
- ぼしん
  Sino-Japanese reading; also used, especially in technical or historical contexts.
ぼしん

Etymology

Compound of 戊 (the fifth celestial stem, associated with Earth) and 申 (the ninth earthly branch, associated with the Monkey). The reading つちのえさる combines the native Japanese reading of 戊 (つちのえ) and 申 (さる), while ぼしん is the Sino-Japanese reading.