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The Year of the Wood Rat
木鼠 is Wood Rat in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1864, 1924, 1984, and 2044.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 甲子.
See Also: Rat
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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
甲子 see styles |
jiǎ zǐ jia3 zi3 chia tzu kinoene; kasshi; koushi / kinoene; kasshi; koshi きのえね; かっし; こうし |
first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干[tian1 gan1] and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]); the sixty-year cycle (See 干支・1) Wood Rat (1st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044); (female given name) Takako |
Variations: |
nezumigaeshi(nezumi返shi); nezumigaeshi(nezumi返shi, 鼠返shi, 鼠gaeshi) ネズミがえし(ネズミ返し); ねずみがえし(ねずみ返し, 鼠返し, 鼠がえし) |
rat guard; disk of wood on storehouse pillars, ropes, etc. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Wood Rat | 木鼠 | mù shǔ / mu4 shu3 / mu shu / mushu |
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