甲申 (Kinoe-saru): the Yang Wood Monkey
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- Reading
- Kinoe-saru
- Number
- 21 / 60
- Stem
- Kinoe (甲) (Yang Wood)
- Branch
- Monkey (申) (Metal)
- Nacchin
- Water from the Well
- Stem–branch relation
- Controlling (branch → stem)
- Void (kūbō)
- 午 and 未 (Horse, Goat)
- Hidden stem (main)
- 庚 (Yang Metal)
1.What 甲申 means
甲申 combines the heavenly stem 甲 (Kinoe) with the earthly branch 申 (Saru). 甲 is likened to a great tree, and 申 to the monkey.
The branch below (Metal) restrains the stem on top (Wood), a controlling pairing. There is inner conflict, but also hidden strength to grow by pushing against it.
2.Nacchin: Water from the Well
The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 甲申 is Water from the Well. The water of a spring-fed well: wisdom that never runs dry and the power to give to others. 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 甲申
In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. You are a natural leader with a strong sense of justice, and once you decide something you see it through. You look after people, and friends trust you deeply.
The day branch (申) shows your inner self, your private face and your bond with a spouse. Inside you carry the nature of the Monkey: Clever and nimble like a monkey, you think quickly, have many talents and an inexhaustible supply of ideas.
On the other hand: Like a great tree that cannot bend, you can be inflexible, and pride makes it hard for you to bow your head to others.
4.Born in a 甲申 year
If your year pillar is 甲申, you are said to inherit the qualities of a great tree and of the Monkey in your social role and family character. For the personality of your birth animal, see Year of the Monkey.
5.甲申 years
6.History and sayings linked to 甲申
The name is used for the Gapsin Coup (甲申政変) of 1884 in Korea.
7.甲申 days in 2026 and 2027
A 甲申 day comes round once every 60 days: Jan 10, 2026 (Sat), Mar 11, 2026 (Wed), May 10, 2026 (Sun), Jul 9, 2026 (Thu), Sep 7, 2026 (Mon), Nov 6, 2026 (Fri), Jan 5, 2027 (Tue), Mar 6, 2027 (Sat), May 5, 2027 (Wed), Jul 4, 2027 (Sun), Sep 2, 2027 (Thu), Nov 1, 2027 (Mon), Dec 31, 2027 (Fri).
8.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 甲申
甲申 belongs to the decade (jun) that begins with 甲申, and its void branches are 午 and 未. If your day pillar is 甲申, years of the Horse and the Goat are your void years. What is tenchūsatsu? →
9.FAQ
How do you read 甲申?
It is read “kinoe-saru” in Japanese. In English it can be called the Yang Wood Monkey.
Which years are 甲申 years?
Recent 甲申 years are 1944, 2004.