Kanji
庚
kanji character
7th
7th calendar sign
庚 kanji-庚 7th, 7th calendar sign
庚
Meaning
7th and 7th calendar sign
Readings
Kun'yomi
- かのえ 7th in rank
- かのえ さる Metal Monkey (57th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
- かのえ うま Metal Horse (7th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990, 2050)
On'yomi
- どう こう same age
- こう しんまち kōshin-machi
- こう しんこう kōshin-machi association
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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庚 7th in rank, seventh sign of the Chinese calendar -
庚 申 Metal Monkey (57th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980... -
庚 午 Metal Horse (7th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990... -
庚 辰 Metal Dragon (17th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1940, 2000... -
庚 寅 Metal Tiger (27th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010... -
庚 戌 Metal Dog (47th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1910, 1970... -
庚 子 Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020... -
同 庚 same age -
庚 申 待 kōshin-machi, staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo period -
庚 申 講 kōshin-machi association -
庚 申 月 Metal Monkey month, lunar month that contains a day of the Metal Monkey (essentially every other month) during which it was believed colds were more frequent -
庚 申 塚 roadside standing stone dedicated to the Buddhist deity Shōmen Kongō (usu. also engraved with the three wise monkeys) -
庚 申 待 ちkōshin-machi, staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo period -
庚 申 薔 薇 China rose (Rosa chinensis), monthly rosebush -
庚 午 年 籍 Kōgo register, Japan's first census register (670)