This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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かのえ、こう
7th in rank; seventh sign of the Chinese calendar
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庚申

こうしん
57th of the sexagenary cycle
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庚午

かのえうま、こうご
seventh of the sexagenary cycle
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庚申待

庚申待ち
こうしんまち
staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle (to prevent the three worms from reporting one's wrongdoings and shortening one's lifespan), while worshipping Sakra, the Blue-Faced Vajra, or Sarutahiko
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庚申薔薇

こうしんばら、コウシンバラ
China rose (Rosa chinensis); monthly rosebush
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庚辰

かのえたつ、こうしん
seventeenth of the sexagenary cycle
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庚寅

かのえとら、こういん
twenty-seventh of the sexagenary cycle
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庚戌

かのえいぬ、こうじゅつ
47th of the sexagenary cycle