Where does “戊辰” come from?

戊辰 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 戊, from Middle Chinese 戊.

戊辰 (Japanese): the fifth in the sexagenary cycle; Year of the...

Definitions

  1. the fifth in the sexagenary cycle; Year of the...

Ancestry of “戊辰”, step by step

戊辰 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 戊

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese戊the fifth of the ten heavenly stems
2Middle Chinese戊—

via Japanese 辰

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese辰by extension from the zodiac
2Japaneseたつ立つ to stand; 建つ to build; 発つ to leave
Every word from Middle Chinese 戊 →Every word from Japanese 戊 →
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