Word Meaning 庚申
かのえさる
kanoesaru
庚申 is read as かのえさる (kanoesaru) and means Metal Monkey (57th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040).
Meaning
English
- Metal Monkey (57th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
- Shōmen Kongō (deity)
- kōshin-machi (religious wake)
Reading
Kana
かのえさる
Romaji
kanoesaru
Writing Variants
- 庚申 かんし kanshi
- 庚申 かんしん kanshin
- 庚申 こうしん koushin
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 13 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12庚申塚
こうしんづか
roadside standing stone dedicated to the Buddhist deity Shōmen Kongō (usu. also engraved with the three wise monkeys)