also: しんちゅう
noun
Metal Ox; 38th sexagenary term
The 38th term of the traditional 60-year cycle (干支), combining the Heavenly Stem 辛 (Metal) and the Earthly Branch 丑 (Ox). Used in East Asian calendars and astrology.
See also: 干支
2021年は辛丑の年です。
2021 is the year of the Metal Ox.
辛丑は干支の38番目にあたる。
辛丑 corresponds to the 38th term of the sexagenary cycle.
On'yomi reading; less common than かのとうし.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle; 辛丑 is one specific term within it.
Compound of 辛 (かのと, the 8th Heavenly Stem, associated with Metal) and 丑 (うし, the 2nd Earthly Branch, the Ox).