also: へいじゅつ
noun
Fire Dog (23rd term of the sexagenary cycle)
Refers to the 23rd year in the 60-year cycle, combining the celestial stem 丙 (Fire, yang) and the earthly branch 戌 (Dog). Used in traditional calendar contexts, such as years 1946, 2006, 2066.
See also: 干支
丙戌の年は、十干十二支の23番目にあたる。
The year of the Fire Dog is the 23rd in the sexagenary cycle.
2006年は丙戌の年だった。
2006 was a Fire Dog year.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle; 丙戌 is one specific term within it.
From the Chinese sexagenary cycle, combining 丙 (third celestial stem, associated with Fire and yang) and 戌 (eleventh earthly branch, Dog).