Word Meaning 己巳

きし kishi

己巳 is read as きし (kishi) and means Earth Snake (6th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1929, 1989, 2049).

Meaning

English

Earth Snake (6th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1929, 1989, 2049)

Reading

Kana

きし

Romaji

kishi

Writing Variants

己巳つちのとみ tsuchinotomi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 138154 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

已己巳己

いこみき

all the same

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)

巳

み

fourth month of the lunar calendar

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