K-Type

What is saju?

Saju (사주, “four pillars”) is how Koreans read a birthday.

Four pillars, eight characters

The year, month, day and hour you were born each become a pillar of two characters, and every character belongs to one of five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal and water.

The day you were born matters most. Its first character is the heart of the reading, and it's what decides your K-Type.

How Koreans use it

A lot like MBTI: to explain themselves, to tease their friends, and around New Year in saju cafés. Couples and best friends compare theirs too. That's Gunghap.

How K-Type uses it

K-Type keeps the part that describes people and leaves out fortune-telling. No predictions, just what your birthday says about you, for fun.

We ask only for the date, so we read three pillars, not four. Your K-Type and its code come from two of those six characters, and the colors in your result count all six.

Find your K-Type

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