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

Word

つちのえ、ぼ
5th in rank; fifth sign of the Chinese calendar
Word

戊辰戦争

ぼしんせんそう
Boshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces, 1868-1869)
Word

戊戌

ぼじゅつ
35th of the sexagenary cycle
Word

戊辰

ぼしん
fifth of the sexagenary cycle
Word

戊寅

つちのえとら、ぼいん
15th of the sexagenary cycle
Word

戊申詔書

ぼしんしょうしょ
Imperial Rescript of 1908
Word

衛戍

衛戌、衛戊
えいじゅ
garrison
Word

戊申

つちのえさる、ぼしん
45th of the sexagenary cycle
Word

戊種

ぼしゅ
person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)
Word

戊子

つちのえね、ぼし
twenty-fifth of the sexagenary cycle