a. [ L. ordinalis, fr. ordo, ordinis, order. See Order. ] 1. Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc. Contrasted to cardinal. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
[天干, tiān gānㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ] the 10 heavenly trunks 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III); also translated as Heavenly Stems, See Also: 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸#52720
[十天干, shí tiān gānㄕˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ] the 10 heavenly trunks 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III); also translated as heavenly stems, See Also: 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸
[十干, shí gānㄕˊ ㄍㄢ] same as 天干; the 10 heavenly trunks 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III); also translated as heavenly stems, See Also: 天干, 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸
[てんいち, ten'ichi] (n) (abbr) (See 天一神, 陰陽道, 己酉, 癸巳) Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyoudou who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
[てんいちじん(天一神);なかがみ, ten'ichijin ( ten'ichi kami ); nakagami] (n) (See 陰陽道, 己酉, 癸巳) Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyoudou who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky