Kanji 戊 Words: Meanings and Readings

えいじゅ

garrison

つちのえ

5th in rank

つちのえうま

Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)

つちのえね

Earth Rat (25th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1948, 2008, 2068)

ぼしゅ

person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)

つちのえさる

Earth Monkey (45th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1908, 1968, 2028)

ぼしんしょうしょ

Imperial Rescript of 1908

つちのえたつ

Earth Dragon (5th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)

ぼしんせんそう

Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)

つちのえとら

Earth Tiger (15th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1938, 1998, 2058)

ぼや

fifth division of the night (approx. 3am to 5am)

ぼじゅつ

Earth Dog (35th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1958, 2018, 2078)