甲寅 (Kinoe-tora): the Yang Wood Tiger

1.What 甲寅 means

甲寅 combines the heavenly stem 甲 (Kinoe) with the earthly branch 寅 (Tora). 甲 is likened to a great tree, and 寅 to the tiger.

Stem and branch are both Wood, a “same element” pairing in which the energy shows itself straight and strong. For better or worse, the qualities of Wood stand out.

2.Nacchin: Water of the Great Stream

The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 甲寅 is Water of the Great Stream. A powerful mountain stream: momentum that pushes past every obstacle. 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 甲寅

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 (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: 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 甲寅 year

If your year pillar is 甲寅, you are said to inherit the qualities of a great tree and of the Tiger in your social role and family character. For the personality of your birth animal, see Year of the Tiger.

5.甲寅 years

1914, 1974, 2034, 2094

6.甲寅 days in 2026 and 2027

A 甲寅 day comes round once every 60 days: Feb 9, 2026 (Mon), Apr 10, 2026 (Fri), Jun 9, 2026 (Tue), Aug 8, 2026 (Sat), Oct 7, 2026 (Wed), Dec 6, 2026 (Sun), Feb 4, 2027 (Thu), Apr 5, 2027 (Mon), Jun 4, 2027 (Fri), Aug 3, 2027 (Tue), Oct 2, 2027 (Sat), Dec 1, 2027 (Wed).

7.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 甲寅

甲寅 belongs to the decade (jun) that begins with 甲寅, and its void branches are 子 and 丑. If your day pillar is 甲寅, years of the Rat and the Ox are your void years. What is tenchūsatsu? →