"甲子" meaning in Japanese

See 甲子 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kʲino̞e̞ne̞] Forms: 甲子 [canonical] (ruby: 甲(きのえ), 子(ね)), kinoene [romanization]
Etymology: The combination of the celestial stem 甲 (kinoe) and the earthly branch 子 (ne, “rat”). Head templates: {{ja-noun|きのえね}} 甲(きのえ)子(ね) • (kinoene)
  1. Wood Rat, the first term of the sexagenary cycle Hypernyms: 干支
    Sense id: en-甲子-ja-noun-nCsy5zab Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, 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 Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 15 22 16 6 21 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 21 16 3 23 23 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kʲino̞e̞ne̞], [ka̠ɕːi], [ko̞ːɕi], [kʲino̞e̞ne̞] Forms: 甲子 [canonical] (ruby: 甲(こう), 子(し)), 甲子 [canonical] (ruby: 甲(かっ), 子(し)), kōshi [romanization], kasshi [romanization]
Etymology: The combination of the celestial stem 甲 (kinoe) and the earthly branch 子 (ne, “rat”). Head templates: {{ja-noun|こうし|かっし}} 甲(こう)子(し) or 甲(かっ)子(し) • (kōshi or kasshi)
  1. Wood Rat, the first term of the sexagenary cycle Hypernyms: 干支
    Sense id: en-甲子-ja-noun-nCsy5zab1 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, 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 Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 15 22 16 6 21 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 21 16 3 23 23 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Atamadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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