己 (Tsuchinoto): meaning and personality
The soft, rich soil of fields where crops grow.
On this page
- Japanese reading
- Tsuchinoto
- Sino-Japanese
- ki
- Element
- Earth
- Yin / Yang
- Yin
- Image
- Fields and gardens
- Season
- Doyō (the change of seasons)
- Direction
- Center
- Color
- Yellow
1.An old reading of 己
The Book of Han reads 己 as “理紀”, ordering: plants have grown well and everything falls into its proper pattern.
The Japanese name Tsuchinoto means “the younger brother of Earth”: e (兄) for the yang stems and to (弟) for the yin stems. See also what are the ten stems?.
2.Personality when your Day Master is 己
In Four Pillars astrology, the stem of the day you were born (the Day Master) represents you yourself. A 己 Day Master is likened to fields and gardens.
Strengths
Caring and nurturing, you raise people and projects patiently. Multi-talented, you absorb knowledge and make it your own.
Things to watch
You tend to take on too much, worry easily and overthink.
3.Work and career
Education, childcare, farming, food, office work and services: raising people and supporting daily life.
4.Love and marriage
Your love is warm and homely and wraps your partner up. Keep a comfortable distance instead of fussing too much and the relationship stays happy.
5.己 and the other stems
Compatibility between stems is read from the generating and controlling cycles of the five elements, plus the special “stem combinations” (kangō).
| Other stem | Element | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| Kinoe (甲) | Wood | Controlling: this stem restrains you; kangō (stem combination, transforms to Earth): a strong mutual attraction |
| Kinoto (乙) | Wood | Controlling: this stem restrains you |
| Hinoe (丙) | Fire | Generating: this stem feeds you |
| Hinoto (丁) | Fire | Generating: this stem feeds you |
| Tsuchinoe (戊) | Earth | Same element: an easy, like-minded match |
| Kanoe (庚) | Metal | Generating: you feed this stem |
| Kanoto (辛) | Metal | Generating: you feed this stem |
| Mizunoe (壬) | Water | Controlling: you restrain this stem |
| Mizunoto (癸) | Water | Controlling: you restrain this stem |
6.The six eto containing 己
己巳 Tsuchinoto-mi, 己卯 Tsuchinoto-u, 己丑 Tsuchinoto-ushi, 己亥 Tsuchinoto-i, 己酉 Tsuchinoto-tori, 己未 Tsuchinoto-hitsuji
7.Lucky tips
Grow vegetables, cook for people and display yellow flowers.
Your Day Master can be calculated from your date of birth. Use the free Four Pillars chart to see your Day Master and the balance of your five elements.
8.FAQ
How do you read 己?
In Japanese it is read “tsuchinoto”; the Sino-Japanese reading is “ki”.
What element is 己?
己 is Yin Earth.