also: しんゆう
Metal Rooster (58th sexagenary term)
Refers to the 58th year of the traditional 60-year cycle, combining the Heavenly Stem 辛 (Metal) and the Earthly Branch 酉 (Rooster). Used in East Asian calendars and astrology.
See also: 干支
1921 was the year of the Metal Rooster.
The next Metal Rooster year is 2041.
Standard kanji form for the sexagenary cycle term; reading かのととり is the native Japanese reading.
Sino-Japanese reading; less common in everyday contexts but used in historical or formal writing.
Combination of the Heavenly Stem 辛 (かのと, Metal) and the Earthly Branch 酉 (とり, Rooster). The reading かのととり is the native Japanese reading, while しんゆう is the Sino-Japanese reading.