What does kanji 庚 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 庚 is 7th.

How is kanji 庚 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 庚 are かのえ; the onyomi readings are コウ.

What words use kanji 庚?

Example words that use kanji 庚 include 庚, 庚午, 庚午年籍, 庚子.

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庚

Meaning

Kanji 庚

7th

7th, 7th calendar sign

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かのえ
Onyomi 音読み: コウ
Nanori 名乗り: かつぐみちるやす

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Related vocabulary

Showing 13 common entries

Showing 13 of 14 entries that include this kanji.

庚

かのえ

7th in rank

庚午

かのえうま

Metal Horse (7th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990, 2050)

庚午年籍

こうごねんじゃく

Kōgo register

庚子

かのえね

Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)

庚申

かのえさる

Metal Monkey (57th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)

庚申月

こうしんづき

Metal Monkey month

庚申講

こうしんこう

kōshin-machi association

庚申待

こうしんまち

kōshin-machi

庚申塚

こうしんづか

roadside standing stone dedicated to the Buddhist deity Shōmen Kongō (usu. also engraved with the three wise monkeys)

庚申薔薇

こうしんばら

China rose (Rosa chinensis)

庚辰

かのえたつ

Metal Dragon (17th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1940, 2000, 2060)

庚寅

かのえとら

Metal Tiger (27th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

今日は庚の年です。

Today is the year of Kō.

庚は十干の七番目です。

Kō is the seventh of the ten heavenly stems.

庚は五行では金に相当します。

Kō corresponds to metal in the Five Elements.

庚の方位は西です。

The direction of Kō is west.

庚は年齢にも使われます。

Kō is also used for age.

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