Word Meaning 乙丑

きのとうし kinotoushi

乙丑 is read as きのとうし (kinotoushi) and means Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045).

Meaning

English

Wood Ox (2nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1925, 1985, 2045)

Reading

Kana

きのとうし

Romaji

kinotoushi

Writing Variants

乙丑いっちゅう icchuu
乙丑おっちゅう occhuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 139524 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

乙

おつ

thank you

乙女百合

おとめゆり

maiden lily (Lilium rubellum)

乙女男子

おとめだんし

effeminate man

乙女子

おとめご

girl

乙女心

おとめごころ

girl's feeling

乙女座

おとめざ

Virgo (constellation)

乙子

おとご

last child

丑

うし

hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)

土用丑

どよううし

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season)

甲乙

こうおつ

first and second

早乙女

さおとめ

young female rice planter

土用丑の日

どよううしのひ

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season)