庚 (Kanoe): meaning and personality
Tempered steel, a sharp blade, or a great boulder.
On this page
- Japanese reading
- Kanoe
- Sino-Japanese
- kō
- Element
- Metal
- Yin / Yang
- Yang
- Image
- Iron and the sword
- Season
- Autumn
- Direction
- West
- Color
- White
1.An old reading of 庚
The Book of Han reads 庚 as “斂更”, tightening and renewing: the harvest firms up and things begin to change.
The Japanese name Kanoe means “the elder brother of Metal”: e (兄) for the yang stems and to (弟) for the yin stems. See also what are the ten stems?.
2.Personality when your Day Master is 庚
In Four Pillars astrology, the stem of the day you were born (the Day Master) represents you yourself. A 庚 Day Master is likened to iron and the sword.
Strengths
You decide quickly and face difficulties head on. Loyal, you will wear yourself out for your friends.
Things to watch
You want everything black or white, and your words can be harsh. Because you don't fear conflict, you sometimes make enemies.
3.Work and career
Police and the armed forces, surgery, engineering, sport and reform-minded entrepreneurship: work that demands decision and action.
4.Love and marriage
Devoted to the person you love, you protect what must be protected. You act more than you speak, so adding a few kind words prevents misunderstanding.
5.庚 and the other stems
Compatibility between stems is read from the generating and controlling cycles of the five elements, plus the special “stem combinations” (kangō).
| Other stem | Element | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| Kinoe (甲) | Wood | Controlling: you restrain this stem |
| Kinoto (乙) | Wood | Controlling: you restrain this stem; kangō (stem combination, transforms to Metal): a strong mutual attraction |
| Hinoe (丙) | Fire | Controlling: this stem restrains you |
| Hinoto (丁) | Fire | Controlling: this stem restrains you |
| Tsuchinoe (戊) | Earth | Generating: this stem feeds you |
| Tsuchinoto (己) | Earth | Generating: this stem feeds you |
| Kanoto (辛) | Metal | Same element: an easy, like-minded match |
| Mizunoe (壬) | Water | Generating: you feed this stem |
| Mizunoto (癸) | Water | Generating: you feed this stem |
6.The six eto containing 庚
庚午 Kanoe-uma, 庚辰 Kanoe-tatsu, 庚寅 Kanoe-tora, 庚子 Kanoe-ne, 庚戌 Kanoe-inu, 庚申 Kanoe-saru
7.Lucky tips
Sharpen your knives, wear metal accessories and wear white.
Your Day Master can be calculated from your date of birth. Use the free Four Pillars chart to see your Day Master and the balance of your five elements.
8.FAQ
How do you read 庚?
In Japanese it is read “kanoe”; the Sino-Japanese reading is “kō”.
What element is 庚?
庚 is Yang Metal.