庚

7th; 7th calendar sign

8 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names.

Readings

• かのえ (kun reading): 庚申 (かのえさる) Metal Monkey (57th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040); 庚 (かのえ) 7th in rank
• コウ (on reading): 庚午年籍 (こうごねんじゃく) Kōgo register; 庚申待 (こうしんまち) kōshin-machi

Components

• 广
• ⺕
• 人
• 人 radical person
• ヨ radical snout, katakana yo
• 广 radical house on a cliff

Words using 庚

• 庚申 (かのえさる) Metal Monkey (57th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
• 庚 (かのえ) 7th in rank
• 庚午 (かのえうま) Metal Horse (7th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990, 2050)
• 庚寅 (かのえとら) Metal Tiger (27th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070)
• 庚子 (かのえね) Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
• 庚午年籍 (こうごねんじゃく) Kōgo register
• 庚申待 (こうしんまち) kōshin-machi
• 同庚 (どうこう) same age
• 庚申講 (こうしんこう) kōshin-machi association
• 庚申月 (こうしんづき) Metal Monkey month

13 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists