also: ぼご
noun
Earth Horse; 55th sexagenary term
Refers to the 55th term of the traditional 60-term sexagenary cycle (干支), combining the celestial stem 戊 (Earth) and the earthly branch 午 (Horse). Used in East Asian calendars and astrology. Years such as 1918, 1978, 2038 are Earth Horse years.
See also: 干支
戊午の年は、干支の55番目にあたります。
The year of the Earth Horse corresponds to the 55th term of the sexagenary cycle.
彼は戊午年生まれで、次は2038年が戊午の年です。
He was born in an Earth Horse year, and the next Earth Horse year is 2038.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle; 戊午 is one specific term within that cycle.
Combination of the celestial stem 戊 (Earth) and the earthly branch 午 (Horse) in the traditional Chinese sexagenary cycle. The reading つちのえうま is the native Japanese reading of the two characters; ぼご is the Sino-Japanese reading.