also: きちゅう
noun
Earth Ox; 26th sexagenary term
Refers to the 26th term of the traditional 60-term sexagenary cycle (干支), combining the Earth element with the Ox zodiac sign. Used in historical dating, astrology, and traditional contexts. Years such as 1949, 2009, and 2069 correspond to this term.
See also: 干支
己丑の年は2009年でした。
The year of the Earth Ox was 2009.
干支で己丑は26番目にあたります。
In the sexagenary cycle, Earth Ox is the 26th term.
On-reading variant; less common in everyday contexts.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle; 己丑 is one specific term within it.
Compound of 己 (つちのと, the sixth Celestial Stem, associated with Earth) and 丑 (うし, the second Earthly Branch, associated with the Ox). The reading つちのとうし follows the native Japanese naming pattern for the sexagenary cycle.