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- Kanoe-tora
- Number
- 27 / 60
- Stem
- Kanoe (庚) (Yang Metal)
- Branch
- Tiger (寅) (Wood)
- Nacchin
- Pine and Cypress Wood
- Stem–branch relation
- Controlling (stem → branch)
- Void (kūbō)
- 午 and 未 (Horse, Goat)
- Hidden stem (main)
- 甲 (Yang Wood)
1.What 庚寅 means
庚寅 combines the heavenly stem 庚 (Kanoe) with the earthly branch 寅 (Tora). 庚 is likened to iron and the sword, and 寅 to the tiger.
The stem on top (Metal) restrains the branch below (Wood), a controlling pairing. The power to take charge and keep things under control shows strongly.
2.Nacchin: Pine and Cypress Wood
The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 庚寅 is Pine and Cypress Wood. Pines and cypresses that stay green all winter: integrity and long life. The nacchin describes the essence of a birth-year eto; read more in the sixty eto and nacchin.
3.Personality when your day pillar is 庚寅
In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. You decide quickly and face difficulties head on. Loyal, you will wear yourself out for your friends.
The day branch (寅) shows your inner self, your private face and your bond with a spouse. Inside you carry the nature of the Tiger: A tiger is said to run a thousand ri and return a thousand ri. Tiger people are bold, brave challengers overflowing with energy.
On the other hand: You want everything black or white, and your words can be harsh. Because you don't fear conflict, you sometimes make enemies.
4.Born in a 庚寅 year
If your year pillar is 庚寅, you are said to inherit the qualities of iron and the sword and of the Tiger in your social role and family character. For the personality of your birth animal, see Year of the Tiger.
5.庚寅 years
6.庚寅 days in 2026 and 2027
A 庚寅 day comes round once every 60 days: Jan 16, 2026 (Fri), Mar 17, 2026 (Tue), May 16, 2026 (Sat), Jul 15, 2026 (Wed), Sep 13, 2026 (Sun), Nov 12, 2026 (Thu), Jan 11, 2027 (Mon), Mar 12, 2027 (Fri), May 11, 2027 (Tue), Jul 10, 2027 (Sat), Sep 8, 2027 (Wed), Nov 7, 2027 (Sun).
7.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 庚寅
庚寅 belongs to the decade (jun) that begins with 甲申, and its void branches are 午 and 未. If your day pillar is 庚寅, years of the Horse and the Goat are your void years. What is tenchūsatsu? →
8.FAQ
How do you read 庚寅?
It is read “kanoe-tora” in Japanese. In English it can be called the Yang Metal Tiger.
Which years are 庚寅 years?
Recent 庚寅 years are 1950, 2010.