"干支" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/ [Hakka, Miaoli, Neipu, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /kon⁵³ ki⁵³/ [Hailu, Hakka, Sinological-IPA, Zhudong], /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan, Taipei], /kan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou], /kan³³ ki³³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /kaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sĩ³³/ [Min-Nan, Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/, /kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/, /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/, /kon⁵³ ki⁵³/, /kan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴/, /kan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴/, /kan³³ ki³³/, /kaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sĩ³³/ Chinese transliterations: gānzhī [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄍㄢ ㄓ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gon¹ zi¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], kôn-kî [Hakka, PFS, Sixian], gon^ˋ gi^ˋ [Hailu, Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System], kan-chi [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], kan-ki [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], gang¹ zin¹ [Min-Nan, Peng'im, Teochew], gānzhī [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄍㄢ ㄓ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], ganjhih [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], kan¹-chih¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], gān-jr̄ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], ganjy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], ганьчжи [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], ganʹčži [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], gōn jī [Cantonese, Yale], gon¹ dzi¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gon¹ ji¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], kôn-kî [Hakka, Miaoli, Neipu, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], gon^ˊ gi^ˊ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Miaoli, Neipu, Sixian], gon¹ gi¹ [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Miaoli, Neipu, Sixian], gon^ˋ gi^ˋ [Hailu, Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Zhudong], kan-tsi [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], kancy [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], kan-ki [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], kanky [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], kang tsiⁿ [Min-Nan, POJ, Teochew]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 干支
  1. The Chinese sexagenary cycle expressed as combinations of the ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches. Related terms: 花甲 (huājiǎ)
    Sense id: en-干支-zh-noun-yDvVHI-H Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 60 1 1 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 1 1 51 Hyponyms: 甲子 (jiǎzǐ), 乙丑 (yǐchǒu), 丙寅 (bǐngyín), 丁卯 (dīngmǎo), 戊辰 (wùchén), 己巳 (jǐsì), 庚午 (gēngwǔ), 辛未 (xīnwèi), 壬申 (rénshēn), 癸酉 (guǐyǒu), 甲戌 (jiǎxū), 乙亥 (yǐhài), 丙子 (bǐngzǐ), 丁丑 (dīngchǒu), 戊寅 (wùyín), 己卯 (jǐmǎo), 庚辰 (gēngchén), 辛巳 (xīnsì), 壬午 (rénwǔ), 癸未 (guǐwèi), 甲申 (jiǎshēn), 乙酉 (yǐyǒu), 丙戌 (bǐngxū), 丁亥 (dīnghài), 戊子 (wùzǐ), 己丑 (jǐchǒu), 庚寅 (gēngyín), 辛卯 (xīnmǎo), 壬辰 (rénchén), 癸巳 (guǐsì), 甲午 (jiǎwǔ), 乙未 (yǐwèi), 丙申 (bǐngshēn), 丁酉 (dīngyǒu), 戊戌 (wùxū), 己亥 (jǐhài), 庚子 (gēngzǐ), 辛丑 (xīnchǒu), 壬寅 (rényín), 癸卯 (guǐmǎo), 甲辰 (jiǎchén), 乙巳 (yǐsì), 丙午 (bǐngwǔ), 丁未 (dīngwèi), 戊申 (wùshēn), 己酉 (jǐyǒu), 庚戌 (gēngxū), 辛亥 (xīnhài), 壬子 (rénzǐ), 癸丑 (guǐchǒu), 甲寅 (jiǎyín), 乙卯 (yǐmǎo), 丙辰 (bǐngchén), 丁巳 (dīngsì), 戊午 (wùwǔ), 己未 (jǐwèi), 庚申 (gēngshēn), 辛酉 (xīnyǒu), 壬戌 (rénxū), 癸亥 (guǐhài)

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [kã̠ɰ̃ɕi] Forms: 干支 [canonical] (ruby: (かん), ()), kanshi [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|かんし}} 干(かん)支(し) • (kanshi)
  1. the sexagenary cycle (especially sixty-year cycle) Related terms: 十干 (jikkan) (ruby: 十干(じっかん)) (english: ten heavenly stems), 十二支 (jūnishi) (ruby: 十二支(じゅうにし)) (english: twelve earthly branches), 還暦 (kanreki) (ruby: 還暦(かんれき)) (english: sexagennial)
    Sense id: en-干支-ja-noun-wPfa9yOU Categories (other): Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [e̞to̞] Forms: 干支 [canonical] (ruby: 干支(えと)), eto [romanization]
Etymology: The combination of 兄 (え, e; elder brother) and 弟 (と, to; younger brother); the original meaning is 兄弟 (brother). Derived from this term, the elder is adopted as "positive" and "heavenly stems", the younger is adopted as "negative" and "earthly branches". Head templates: {{ja-noun|えと}} 干支(えと) • (eto)
  1. the sexagenary cycle (especially sixty-year cycle)
    Sense id: en-干支-ja-noun-wPfa9yOU1
  2. (narrowly): the twelve earthly branches Tags: narrowly
    Sense id: en-干支-ja-noun-3ClfmcJA Categories (other): Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 1 1 51 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 95 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 7 7 86 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 6 6 88 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 19 19 61 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 5 5 89 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 5 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "roman": "jiǎzǐ",
          "word": "甲子"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yǐchǒu",
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        },
        {
          "roman": "bǐngyín",
          "word": "丙寅"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dīngmǎo",
          "word": "丁卯"
        },
        {
          "roman": "wùchén",
          "word": "戊辰"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jǐsì",
          "word": "己巳"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gēngwǔ",
          "word": "庚午"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xīnwèi",
          "word": "辛未"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rénshēn",
          "word": "壬申"
        },
        {
          "roman": "guǐyǒu",
          "word": "癸酉"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiǎxū",
          "word": "甲戌"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yǐhài",
          "word": "乙亥"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bǐngzǐ",
          "word": "丙子"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dīngchǒu",
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        },
        {
          "roman": "gēngchén",
          "word": "庚辰"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xīnsì",
          "word": "辛巳"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rénwǔ",
          "word": "壬午"
        },
        {
          "roman": "guǐwèi",
          "word": "癸未"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiǎshēn",
          "word": "甲申"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yǐyǒu",
          "word": "乙酉"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bǐngxū",
          "word": "丙戌"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dīnghài",
          "word": "丁亥"
        },
        {
          "roman": "wùzǐ",
          "word": "戊子"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jǐchǒu",
          "word": "己丑"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gēngyín",
          "word": "庚寅"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xīnmǎo",
          "word": "辛卯"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rénchén",
          "word": "壬辰"
        },
        {
          "roman": "guǐsì",
          "word": "癸巳"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiǎwǔ",
          "word": "甲午"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yǐwèi",
          "word": "乙未"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bǐngshēn",
          "word": "丙申"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dīngyǒu",
          "word": "丁酉"
        },
        {
          "roman": "wùxū",
          "word": "戊戌"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jǐhài",
          "word": "己亥"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gēngzǐ",
          "word": "庚子"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xīnchǒu",
          "word": "辛丑"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rényín",
          "word": "壬寅"
        },
        {
          "roman": "guǐmǎo",
          "word": "癸卯"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiǎchén",
          "word": "甲辰"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yǐsì",
          "word": "乙巳"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bǐngwǔ",
          "word": "丙午"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dīngwèi",
          "word": "丁未"
        },
        {
          "roman": "wùshēn",
          "word": "戊申"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jǐyǒu",
          "word": "己酉"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gēngxū",
          "word": "庚戌"
        },
        {
          "roman": "xīnhài",
          "word": "辛亥"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rénzǐ",
          "word": "壬子"
        },
        {
          "roman": "guǐchǒu",
          "word": "癸丑"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiǎyín",
          "word": "甲寅"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yǐmǎo",
          "word": "乙卯"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bǐngchén",
          "word": "丙辰"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dīngsì",
          "word": "丁巳"
        },
        {
          "roman": "wùwǔ",
          "word": "戊午"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jǐwèi",
          "word": "己未"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gēngshēn",
          "word": "庚申"
        },
        {
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          "word": "辛酉"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rénxū",
          "word": "壬戌"
        },
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      "links": [
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        [
          "sexagenary",
          "sexagenary"
        ],
        [
          "cycle",
          "cycle"
        ],
        [
          "express",
          "express"
        ],
        [
          "combination",
          "combination"
        ],
        [
          "ten",
          "ten"
        ],
        [
          "heavenly stem",
          "heavenly stem"
        ],
        [
          "twelve",
          "twelve"
        ],
        [
          "earthly branch",
          "earthly branch"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "huājiǎ",
          "word": "花甲"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gānzhī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄢ ㄓ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gon¹ zi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "PFS",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kôn-kî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hailu",
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gon^ˋ gi^ˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kan-chi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kan-ki"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gang¹ zin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gānzhī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄢ ㄓ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ganjhih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kan¹-chih¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gān-jr̄"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ganjy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ганьчжи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ganʹčži"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gōn jī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gon¹ dzi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gon¹ ji¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kôn-kî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gon^ˊ gi^ˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gon¹ gi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kon²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hailu",
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Zhudong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gon^ˋ gi^ˋ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kon⁵³ ki⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hailu",
        "Hakka",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Zhudong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kan-tsi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kancy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kan-ki"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kanky"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kan³³ ki³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kang tsiⁿ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sĩ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kon²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kon⁵³ ki⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kan³³ ki³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sĩ³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "干支"
}

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      "form": "干支",
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          "干",
          "かん"
        ],
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          "支",
          "し"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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      ]
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  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the sexagenary cycle (especially sixty-year cycle)"
      ],
      "id": "en-干支-ja-noun-wPfa9yOU",
      "links": [
        [
          "sexagenary",
          "sexagenary"
        ],
        [
          "cycle",
          "cycle"
        ],
        [
          "sixty",
          "sixty"
        ],
        [
          "year",
          "year"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "ten heavenly stems",
          "roman": "jikkan",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "十干",
              "じっかん"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "十干"
        },
        {
          "english": "twelve earthly branches",
          "roman": "jūnishi",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "十二支",
              "じゅうにし"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "十二支"
        },
        {
          "english": "sexagennial",
          "roman": "kanreki",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "還暦",
              "かんれき"
            ]
          ],
          "word": "還暦"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "かんし"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kã̠ɰ̃ɕi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "干支"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "The combination of 兄 (え, e; elder brother) and 弟 (と, to; younger brother); the original meaning is 兄弟 (brother). Derived from this term, the elder is adopted as \"positive\" and \"heavenly stems\", the younger is adopted as \"negative\" and \"earthly branches\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "干支",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "干支",
          "えと"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eto",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "えと"
      },
      "expansion": "干支(えと) • (eto)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The sexagenary cycle of the year 2000 was the metal dragon.",
          "roman": "Nisen-nen no eto wa kanoetatsu deshita.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "2000",
              "にせん"
            ],
            [
              "年",
              "ねん"
            ],
            [
              "干支",
              "えと"
            ],
            [
              "庚",
              "かのえ"
            ],
            [
              "辰",
              "たつ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "2000年の干支は庚辰でした。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the sexagenary cycle (especially sixty-year cycle)"
      ],
      "id": "en-干支-ja-noun-wPfa9yOU1",
      "links": [
        [
          "sexagenary",
          "sexagenary"
        ],
        [
          "cycle",
          "cycle"
        ],
        [
          "sixty",
          "sixty"
        ],
        [
          "year",
          "year"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "47 1 1 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 3 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 6 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 19 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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              4,
              27
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              26,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The twelve earthly branches of the year 1994 was the dog.",
          "roman": "Senkyūhyakukyūjūyo-nen no eto wa inu deshita.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "1994",
              "せんきゅうひゃくきゅうじゅうよ"
            ],
            [
              "年",
              "ねん"
            ],
            [
              "干支",
              "えと"
            ],
            [
              "戌",
              "いぬ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "1994年の干支は戌でした。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the twelve earthly branches"
      ],
      "id": "en-干支-ja-noun-3ClfmcJA",
      "links": [
        [
          "twelve",
          "twelve"
        ],
        [
          "earthly branches",
          "earthly branches"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(narrowly): the twelve earthly branches"
      ],
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        "narrowly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "えと"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[e̞to̞]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "干支"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "干支",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "roman": "jiǎzǐ",
      "word": "甲子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǐchǒu",
      "word": "乙丑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bǐngyín",
      "word": "丙寅"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dīngmǎo",
      "word": "丁卯"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wùchén",
      "word": "戊辰"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jǐsì",
      "word": "己巳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gēngwǔ",
      "word": "庚午"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xīnwèi",
      "word": "辛未"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rénshēn",
      "word": "壬申"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guǐyǒu",
      "word": "癸酉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎxū",
      "word": "甲戌"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǐhài",
      "word": "乙亥"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bǐngzǐ",
      "word": "丙子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dīngchǒu",
      "word": "丁丑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wùyín",
      "word": "戊寅"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jǐmǎo",
      "word": "己卯"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gēngchén",
      "word": "庚辰"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xīnsì",
      "word": "辛巳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rénwǔ",
      "word": "壬午"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guǐwèi",
      "word": "癸未"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎshēn",
      "word": "甲申"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǐyǒu",
      "word": "乙酉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bǐngxū",
      "word": "丙戌"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dīnghài",
      "word": "丁亥"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wùzǐ",
      "word": "戊子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jǐchǒu",
      "word": "己丑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gēngyín",
      "word": "庚寅"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xīnmǎo",
      "word": "辛卯"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rénchén",
      "word": "壬辰"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guǐsì",
      "word": "癸巳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎwǔ",
      "word": "甲午"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǐwèi",
      "word": "乙未"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bǐngshēn",
      "word": "丙申"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dīngyǒu",
      "word": "丁酉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wùxū",
      "word": "戊戌"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jǐhài",
      "word": "己亥"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gēngzǐ",
      "word": "庚子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xīnchǒu",
      "word": "辛丑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rényín",
      "word": "壬寅"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guǐmǎo",
      "word": "癸卯"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎchén",
      "word": "甲辰"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǐsì",
      "word": "乙巳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bǐngwǔ",
      "word": "丙午"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dīngwèi",
      "word": "丁未"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wùshēn",
      "word": "戊申"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jǐyǒu",
      "word": "己酉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gēngxū",
      "word": "庚戌"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xīnhài",
      "word": "辛亥"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rénzǐ",
      "word": "壬子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guǐchǒu",
      "word": "癸丑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiǎyín",
      "word": "甲寅"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yǐmǎo",
      "word": "乙卯"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bǐngchén",
      "word": "丙辰"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dīngsì",
      "word": "丁巳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wùwǔ",
      "word": "戊午"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jǐwèi",
      "word": "己未"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gēngshēn",
      "word": "庚申"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xīnyǒu",
      "word": "辛酉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rénxū",
      "word": "壬戌"
    },
    {
      "roman": "guǐhài",
      "word": "癸亥"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "huājiǎ",
      "word": "花甲"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese nouns",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese nouns",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 干",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 支",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hakka lemmas",
        "Hakka nouns",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Hokkien nouns",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin nouns",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Teochew lemmas",
        "Teochew nouns",
        "zh:Chinese sexagenary cycle terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The Chinese sexagenary cycle expressed as combinations of the ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Chinese",
          "Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "sexagenary",
          "sexagenary"
        ],
        [
          "cycle",
          "cycle"
        ],
        [
          "express",
          "express"
        ],
        [
          "combination",
          "combination"
        ],
        [
          "ten",
          "ten"
        ],
        [
          "heavenly stem",
          "heavenly stem"
        ],
        [
          "twelve",
          "twelve"
        ],
        [
          "earthly branch",
          "earthly branch"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gānzhī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄢ ㄓ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gon¹ zi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "PFS",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kôn-kî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hailu",
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gon^ˋ gi^ˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kan-chi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kan-ki"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gang¹ zin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gānzhī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄢ ㄓ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ganjhih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kan¹-chih¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gān-jr̄"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ganjy"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ганьчжи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ganʹčži"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gōn jī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gon¹ dzi¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gon¹ ji¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kôn-kî"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gon^ˊ gi^ˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gon¹ gi¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kon²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hailu",
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Zhudong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gon^ˋ gi^ˋ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kon⁵³ ki⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hailu",
        "Hakka",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Zhudong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kan-tsi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kancy"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kan-ki"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kanky"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kan³³ ki³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kang tsiⁿ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sĩ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kon²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kon⁵³ ki⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kan³³ ki³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sĩ³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "干支"
}

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    "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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  "etymology_number": 1,
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          "干",
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          "支",
          "し"
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      ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "english": "ten heavenly stems",
      "roman": "jikkan",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "十干",
          "じっかん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "十干"
    },
    {
      "english": "twelve earthly branches",
      "roman": "jūnishi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "十二支",
          "じゅうにし"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "十二支"
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    {
      "english": "sexagennial",
      "roman": "kanreki",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "還暦",
          "かんれき"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "還暦"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "the sexagenary cycle (especially sixty-year cycle)"
      ],
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        [
          "sexagenary",
          "sexagenary"
        ],
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          "cycle",
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        ],
        [
          "sixty",
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "other": "かんし"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kã̠ɰ̃ɕi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "干支"
}

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    "Japanese terms spelled with fifth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with sixth grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "etymology_text": "The combination of 兄 (え, e; elder brother) and 弟 (と, to; younger brother); the original meaning is 兄弟 (brother). Derived from this term, the elder is adopted as \"positive\" and \"heavenly stems\", the younger is adopted as \"negative\" and \"earthly branches\".",
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    {
      "form": "干支",
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          "干支",
          "えと"
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          "english": "The sexagenary cycle of the year 2000 was the metal dragon.",
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          "english": "The twelve earthly branches of the year 1994 was the dog.",
          "roman": "Senkyūhyakukyūjūyo-nen no eto wa inu deshita.",
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      "other": "えと"
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    {
      "ipa": "[e̞to̞]"
    }
  ],
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}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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