also: ぼしん
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.
See also: 干支
The year 2028 corresponds to the Earth Monkey year.
Earth Monkey is the 45th term of the sexagenary cycle.
Standard kanji form for the sexagenary term; the reading つちのえさる is the traditional Japanese reading.
Sino-Japanese reading; also used, especially in technical or historical contexts.
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.