also: こうご
noun
Metal Horse; 7th term of the sexagenary cycle
Refers to the 7th year in the 60-year cycle, combining the celestial stem 庚 (かのえ, Metal) and the earthly branch 午 (うま, Horse). Used in traditional calendar contexts.
See also: 干支
庚午の年は、十干十二支の7番目にあたります。
The year of the Metal Horse is the 7th in the sexagenary cycle.
1990年は庚午でした。
1990 was a Metal Horse year.
On-reading variant; less common in everyday use.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle; 庚午 is one specific term within it.
Compound of 庚 (かのえ, the 7th celestial stem, associated with Metal) and 午 (うま, the 7th earthly branch, Horse). Part of the traditional Chinese-derived sexagenary cycle.