Word Meaning 干支

えと eto

干支 is read as えと (eto) and means 12-year Chinese zodiac.

Meaning

English

12-year Chinese zodiac
sexagenary cycle
60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days

Reading

Kana

えと

Romaji

eto

Writing Variants

干支かんし kanshi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 8720 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

六十干支

ろくじっかんし

sexagenary cycle

干す

ほす

to deprive of a role, job, etc.

干満

かんまん

ebb and flow

干る

ひる

to dry (up)

干上がる

ひあがる

to dry up

気管支

きかんし

bronchus

総合収支

そうごうしゅうし

overall balance of payments

営業収支

えいぎょうしゅうし

operating balance

細気管支

さいきかんし

bronchiole

移転収支

いてんしゅうし

balance of transfer account

貿易外収支

ぼうえきがいしゅうし

invisible trade balance

貿易収支

ぼうえきしゅうし

trade balance

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