Word Meaning 己未

きび kibi

己未 is read as きび (kibi) and means Earth Sheep (56th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1919, 1979, 2039).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

きび

Romaji

kibi

Writing Variants

己未つちのとひつじ tsuchinotohitsuji

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 102291 Priority Q

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

己の分を尽くす

おのれのぶんをつくす

to do one's part (duty)

丁未

ていび

Fire Sheep (44th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1907, 1967, 2027)

未

み

not yet

未

ひつじ

hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm)

過現未

かげんみ

past, present and future

自己

じこ

self

未遂

みすい

failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

未熟

みじゅく

unripe

利己主義

りこしゅぎ

egoism