辛かのと

noun

8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

Refers to the eighth of the ten celestial stems (十干), associated with the element metal (金) and yin (陰). Used in traditional calendar systems and fortune-telling.

• 今年ことしの干支えとは辛かのと丑うしです。

  This year's sexagenary cycle sign is Kanoto-Ushi (Metal Ox).

• 十じっ干かんの八はち番ばん目めは辛かのとです。

  The eighth of the ten celestial stems is Kanoto.