癸みずのと酉とり

noun

Water Rooster; 10th term of the sexagenary cycle

Refers to the 10th term of the traditional 60-term sexagenary cycle (干支), combining the celestial stem 癸 (Water) and the earthly branch 酉 (Rooster). Used in historical and astrological contexts; years such as 1933, 1993, and 2053 are examples.

See also: 干支

• 癸みずのと酉とりは干支えとの一ひとつで、十じゅう番ばん目めにあたる。

  癸酉 is one of the sexagenary cycle terms, the tenth in order.

• 1993年ねんは癸みずのと酉とりの年としだった。

  1993 was a Water Rooster year.