heavenly stem

historical formal

(historical or astrology) A day of the traditional ten-day week. / (mythology) One of the ten suns thought to appear in succession on its appointed day of the traditional week.

Japanese Meaning

（歴史または占星術）伝統的な十日間の週の中の一日としての意味 / （神話）伝統的な週において順番に現れると考えられる十の太陽の1つとしての意味

What is this buttons?

In ancient calendars, each heavenly stem corresponded to a specific day in the ten-day cycle.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

古代の暦では、各天干が十日周期の特定の日に対応していました。

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Sense（1）

(historical or astrology) A day of the traditional ten-day week.

Sense（2）

(mythology) One of the ten suns thought to appear in succession on its appointed day of the traditional week.

Sense（3）

(historical religion) The ancestor venerated with a ritual on the appointed day of the traditional week.

Sense（4）

(formal) An ordinal, used in similar contexts to Roman numerals in English numbering and outlining.

heavenly stems

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