Word Meaning 己丑

きちゅう kichuu

己丑 is read as きちゅう (kichuu) and means Earth Ox (26th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069).

Meaning

English

Earth Ox (26th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1949, 2009, 2069)

Reading

Kana

きちゅう

Romaji

kichuu

Writing Variants

己丑つちのとうし tsuchinotoushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 138302 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

己

おのれ

by oneself (itself, etc.)

己が自

おのがじし

each and every one

己達せんと欲して人を達せしむ

おのれたっせんとほっしてひとをたっせしむ

if you wish to succeed yourself, first help others to succeed

己未

きび

Earth Sheep (56th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1919, 1979, 2039)

己の分を尽くす

おのれのぶんをつくす

to do one's part (duty)

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)

自己

じこ

self

利己主義

りこしゅぎ

egoism

知己

ちき

acquaintance

利己

りこ

self-interest

自己紹介

じこしょうかい

self-introduction