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Gap-Sin (甲申) day pillar — meaning in Korean Saju
A tall pine in an early autumn breeze.
Gap-Sin (甲申) is the day pillar of Yang Wood — The Great Tree — sitting on the Monkey. Element mix: Wood (甲) + Metal (申).
Your core: Yang Wood · The Great Tree
You grow straight up, no matter what. People feel safe in your shade — you're the friend who keeps promises and the one others quietly follow. Your challenge: bending when the wind changes.
What you sit on: the Monkey
Monkey (申) under you is moving metal: clever, practical and quick. Monkey is a 'traveling horse' branch — you do well with change, travel and many projects.
How they mix
The branch beneath you controls your stem: you grew up with pressure or responsibility, and it made you disciplined. You respect rules and status — just don't let pressure become your whole identity.
★ Traveling Horse (驛馬) branch: movement, travel and change. You do well abroad, on the road or with a job that moves.
- Sound element (納音)
- Water in the Spring — a fresh source of ideas that never dries
- Life stage of your Day Master here
- Severed — a clean slate — sudden changes and fresh starts
- Hidden stems in the Monkey (지장간)
- 戊 Mu (Windfall), 壬 Im (Mystic), 庚 Gyeong (Challenger)
This pillar in 2026 and 2027
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