pronunciation and meaning of the word 干支崩年 I have this sentence from a text which mentions the death of two emperors, but I cannot find the meaning and pronunciation of in it. The sentence is: > "394427" I cannot find the expression in the online dictionary. If I copy only the first 2 kanji it lists the reading of as "eto" or "kanshi" and the meaning as "sexagenary cycle; Chinese astrology". But together with and it doesn't list anything. Does anyone know of this expression?

Looking at this article, it looks like (in this case at least,) the meaning of this compound has to do with describing the reigning period of particular emperors (in the Kojiki) by using the sexagenary cycle instead of giving a particular Western calendar year. Historians can then estimate emperor reign length against Western (or other) calendars by using this sexagenary cycle notation.

Also, the compound itself can be read: .

Interesting topic!

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