辛 (Kanoto): meaning and personality
A polished, sparkling jewel, or delicate work in precious metal.
On this page
- Japanese reading
- Kanoto
- Sino-Japanese
- shin
- Element
- Metal
- Yin / Yang
- Yin
- Image
- Jewels and precious metal
- Season
- Autumn
- Direction
- West
- Color
- White
1.An old reading of 辛
The Book of Han reads 辛 as “悉新”, all made new: everything is reborn.
The Japanese name Kanoto means “the younger 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 辛
In Four Pillars astrology, the stem of the day you were born (the Day Master) represents you yourself. A 辛 Day Master is likened to jewels and precious metal.
Strengths
You have refined taste and natural grace. Sensitive and clear-thinking, you take pride in finishing things carefully.
Things to watch
You are easily hurt and sensitive to criticism. A perfectionist, you can be hard on yourself and others.
3.Work and career
Jewelry, beauty, fashion, finance, precision instruments, editing and proofreading: work that calls for sensitivity and taste.
4.Love and marriage
Your ideals are high and you judge people well. You want a relationship where you polish each other, and you shine more the more you are cherished.
5.辛 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 |
| Hinoe (丙) | Fire | Controlling: this stem restrains you; kangō (stem combination, transforms to Water): a strong mutual attraction |
| Hinoto (丁) | Fire | Controlling: this stem restrains you |
| Tsuchinoe (戊) | Earth | Generating: this stem feeds you |
| Tsuchinoto (己) | Earth | Generating: this stem feeds you |
| Kanoe (庚) | 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 辛
辛未 Kanoto-hitsuji, 辛巳 Kanoto-mi, 辛卯 Kanoto-u, 辛丑 Kanoto-ushi, 辛亥 Kanoto-i, 辛酉 Kanoto-tori
7.Lucky tips
Polish your jewelry, own one really good accessory and use white or silver.
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 辛?
In Japanese it is read “kanoto”; the Sino-Japanese reading is “shin”.
What element is 辛?
辛 is Yin Metal.