干支

noun

(narrowly): the twelve earthly branches / (Same as above): the sexagenary cycle (especially sixty-year cycle)

彼の生まれた年の干支は馬です。

The zodiac sign of the year he was born is the horse.

意味（1）

(narrowly): the twelve earthly branches

Senkyūhyakukyūjūyo nen no eto wa inu deshita.The twelve earthly branches of the year 1994 was the dog.

意味（2）

(Same as above): the sexagenary cycle (especially sixty-year cycle)

Nisen nen no eto wa kanoetatsu deshita.The sexagenary cycle of the year 2000 was the metal dragon.