Word Meaning 甲寅

こういん kouin

甲寅 is read as こういん (kouin) and means Wood Tiger (51st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034).

Meaning

English

Wood Tiger (51st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034)

Reading

Kana

こういん

Romaji

kouin

Writing Variants

甲寅きのえとら kinoetora

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 139551 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

甲板

かんぱん

deck (of a ship)

甲高い

かんだかい

high-pitched

甲種

こうしゅ

A-grade

甲乙

こうおつ

first and second

甲

こう

1st in rank

甲

かぶと

helmet (of a warrior)

甲羅

こうら

person's back

甲骨文

こうこつぶん

oracle bone script

甲斐

かい

Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

甲南女子大学

こうなんじょしだいがく

Konan Women's University

甲午農民戦争

こうごのうみんせんそう

Donghak Peasant Revolution (Korea; 1894-1895)

甲信地方

こうしんちほう

Kōshin region