Word Meaning

こう kou

庚 is read as こう (kou) and means 7th in rank.

Meaning

English

  1. 7th in rank
  2. seventh sign of the Chinese calendar

Reading

Kana

こう

Romaji

kou

Writing Variants

  • かのえ kanoe

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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きょうはかのえのとしです。

Today is the year of Kō.

かのえはじゅっかんのななばんめです。

Kō is the seventh of the ten heavenly stems.

かのえはごぎょうではきんにそうとうします。

Kō corresponds to metal in the Five Elements.

かのえのほういはにしです。

The direction of Kō is west.

かのえはねんれいにもつかわれます。

Kō is also used for age.

かのえのとしにうまれました。

I was born in the year of Kō.

かのえはよわいみももちます。

Kō also has a weak meaning.

かのえにかんれんしたうらないがあります。

There is a divination related to Kō.

かのえはちゅうごくのこよみでじゅうようなみをもちます。

Kō has an important meaning in the Chinese calendar.