ひのえ
Meanings
Noun
1. third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.)
when read as "へい"
2. third sign of the Chinese calendar
esp. ひのえ
Kanji used
third in class
Pitch accent
のえ
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
Fire Horse (43rd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1906, 1966, 2026)
Fire Tiger (3rd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)
Fire Rat (13th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1936, 1996, 2056)