癸みずのと亥い

noun

Water Boar; 60th sexagenary term

The 60th term of the traditional Chinese sexagenary cycle (干支), combining the celestial stem 癸 (Water) and the earthly branch 亥 (Boar). Used in East Asian calendars and astrology; corresponds to years such as 1923, 1983, 2043.

See also: 干支

• 癸みずのと亥いは干支えとの最さい後ごの組くみ合あわせです。

  癸亥 is the last combination in the sexagenary cycle.

• 1983年ねんは癸みずのと亥いの年としにあたります。

  The year 1983 corresponds to the year of the Water Boar.