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庚かのえ

7th in rank, seventh sign of the Chinese calendar
庚子かのえね

Metal Rat (37th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1960, 2020, 2080)
庚戌かのえいぬ

Metal Dog (47th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1910, 1970, 2030)
庚寅かのえとら

Metal Tiger (27th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070)
庚午かのえうま

Metal Horse (7th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990, 2050)
庚辰かのえたつ

Metal Dragon (17th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1940, 2000, 2060)
庚申かのえさる

Metal Monkey (57th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
庚申講こうしんこう

kōshin-machi association
庚申塚こうしんづか

roadside standing stone dedicated to the Buddhist deity Shōmen Kongō (usu. also engraved with the three wise monkeys)
庚申月こうしんづき

Metal Monkey month, lunar month that contains a day of the Metal Monkey (essentially every other month) during which it was believed colds were more frequent
庚申待こうしんまち

kōshin-machi, staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo period
庚申薔薇こうしんばら

China rose (Rosa chinensis), monthly rosebush
庚午年籍こうごねんじゃく

Kōgo register, Japan's first census register (670)
同庚どうこう

same age