乙 (Kinoto): meaning and personality
Grasses, flowers and vines that sway in the wind yet keep their roots firmly in the ground.
On this page
- Japanese reading
- Kinoto
- Sino-Japanese
- otsu
- Element
- Wood
- Yin / Yang
- Yin
- Image
- Grasses and flowers
- Season
- Spring
- Direction
- East
- Color
- Blue-green (ao)
1.An old reading of 乙
The Book of Han reads 乙 as a shoot twisting and bending as it tries to grow out.
The Japanese name Kinoto means “the younger brother of Wood”: 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 乙
In Four Pillars astrology, the stem of the day you were born (the Day Master) represents you yourself. A 乙 Day Master is likened to grasses and flowers.
Strengths
Cooperative and resilient, you adapt to your surroundings and make the most of them. You also have an excellent eye for beauty.
Things to watch
You may go along with others so much that you can't say what you think, or become dependent on someone to lean on.
3.Work and career
Design, work with flowers and plants, secretarial work, sales and counseling: connecting people and paying attention to detail.
4.Love and marriage
You love gently and give a great deal. There is a strong core under your softness, and you can stay close to someone for a very long time.
5.乙 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 | Same element: an easy, like-minded match |
| Hinoe (丙) | Fire | Generating: you feed this stem |
| Hinoto (丁) | Fire | Generating: you feed this stem |
| Tsuchinoe (戊) | Earth | Controlling: you restrain this stem |
| Tsuchinoto (己) | Earth | Controlling: you restrain this stem |
| Kanoe (庚) | Metal | Controlling: this stem restrains you; kangō (stem combination, transforms to Metal): a strong mutual attraction |
| Kanoto (辛) | Metal | Controlling: this stem restrains you |
| Mizunoe (壬) | Water | Generating: this stem feeds you |
| Mizunoto (癸) | Water | Generating: this stem feeds you |
6.The six eto containing 乙
乙丑 Kinoto-ushi, 乙亥 Kinoto-i, 乙酉 Kinoto-tori, 乙未 Kinoto-hitsuji, 乙巳 Kinoto-mi, 乙卯 Kinoto-u
7.Lucky tips
Display flowers, grow herbs and use soft young-leaf green.
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 乙?
In Japanese it is read “kinoto”; the Sino-Japanese reading is “otsu”.
What element is 乙?
乙 is Yin Wood.