己酉 (Tsuchinoto-tori): the Yin Earth Rooster
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- Reading
- Tsuchinoto-tori
- Number
- 46 / 60
- Stem
- Tsuchinoto (己) (Yin Earth)
- Branch
- Rooster (酉) (Metal)
- Nacchin
- Earth of the Great Highway
- Stem–branch relation
- Generating (stem → branch)
- Void (kūbō)
- 寅 and 卯 (Tiger, Rabbit)
- Hidden stem (main)
- 辛 (Yin Metal)
1.What 己酉 means
己酉 combines the heavenly stem 己 (Tsuchinoto) with the earthly branch 酉 (Tori). 己 is likened to fields and gardens, and 酉 to the rooster.
The stem on top (Earth) feeds the branch below (Metal), a generating pairing. The urge to give is strong, and it shows as generosity and expressiveness.
2.Nacchin: Earth of the Great Highway
The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 己酉 is Earth of the Great Highway. The earth of a great highway: creating places where people and goods meet. 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 己酉
In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. Caring and nurturing, you raise people and projects patiently. Multi-talented, you absorb knowledge and make it your own.
The day branch (酉) shows your inner self, your private face and your bond with a spouse. Inside you carry the nature of the Rooster: Like the rooster that announces dawn, you are meticulous and far-sighted, and the Rooster is a symbol of thriving business.
On the other hand: You tend to take on too much, worry easily and overthink.
4.Born in a 己酉 year
If your year pillar is 己酉, you are said to inherit the qualities of fields and gardens and of the Rooster in your social role and family character. For the personality of your birth animal, see Year of the Rooster.
5.己酉 years
1909, 1969, 2029, 2089
6.己酉 days in 2026 and 2027
A 己酉 day comes round once every 60 days: Feb 4, 2026 (Wed), Apr 5, 2026 (Sun), Jun 4, 2026 (Thu), Aug 3, 2026 (Mon), Oct 2, 2026 (Fri), Dec 1, 2026 (Tue), Jan 30, 2027 (Sat), Mar 31, 2027 (Wed), May 30, 2027 (Sun), Jul 29, 2027 (Thu), Sep 27, 2027 (Mon), Nov 26, 2027 (Fri).
7.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 己酉
己酉 belongs to the decade (jun) that begins with 甲辰, and its void branches are 寅 and 卯. If your day pillar is 己酉, years of the Tiger and the Rabbit are your void years. What is tenchūsatsu? →
8.FAQ
How do you read 己酉?
It is read “tsuchinoto-tori” in Japanese. In English it can be called the Yin Earth Rooster.
Which years are 己酉 years?
Recent 己酉 years are 1909, 1969, 2029.