Korean saju glossary
Short, plain-English meanings for the words you meet in a saju reading. Tap the dotted words inside any reading to see these too.
balancing element
The element your chart needs more of to feel steady. Small daily habits can bring it in.
Canopy Star
A depth star (화개): artistry, reflection, valuing time alone.
Charm Star
A magnetism star (홍염): people are drawn in.
Commander Star
A presence star (괴강): charisma and natural authority.
day branch
The animal branch of your day pillar, also called the spouse palace.
Day Master
The stem of your day pillar — the "you" at the centre of the chart. Everything else is read in relation to it.
day pillar
The pair of characters for the day you were born: a stem on top, an animal branch below. About 1 in 60 people share yours.
Direct Officer
Power family star (정관): order, reputation, responsibility, fair rules.
Direct Resource
Resource family star (정인): support, mentors, learning, patience. Watch for leaning on others too much.
Direct Wealth
Wealth family star (정재): steady effort, reliable income, practical results.
Eating God
Output family star (식신): steady creativity, enjoying your craft, generosity.
Grace Star
A softening star (월덕귀인): difficulties tend to ease; kindness comes back.
Hurting Officer
Output family star (상관): wit, talent, a reformer's voice — sharp words need care.
Indirect Resource
Resource family star (편인): intuition, specialist or unusual knowledge, inner life.
Indirect Wealth
Wealth family star (편재): opportunities, a wide field, business sense.
luck cycle
A ten-year season (대운) that colours each decade of life with one pillar's energy.
Nobleman Star
A helper star (천을귀인): people tend to step in when you need them.
Peach Blossom
A charm star (도화): popularity and being noticed.
Rob Wealth
Self & Peers family star (겁재): drive to win, boldness, rivalry — guard your budget.
Seven Killings
Power family star (편관): pressure that builds strength, courage, crisis skills. Pace yourself.
solar term
One of 24 points of the sun's yearly path. Saju months begin at solar terms, not on the 1st of the month.
spouse palace
The branch right under your Day Master. Saju reads it for how you are in close relationships and at home — tendencies, never outcomes.
Ten Gods
The ten relationships between your Day Master and every other character in your chart, grouped into five families.
ten-god
The ten relationships between your Day Master and every other character in your chart, grouped into five families.
Travel Star
A movement star (역마): you thrive on travel, change and new places.
true solar time
Clock time corrected to where the sun really is at your birthplace. Saju uses it for the hour and day.
White Tiger
An intensity star (백호): strong drive and specialist energy.
Is this your Day Master?
Enter your birthday and meet your character among the Twenty — calculated with true solar time at your birthplace.