壬戌

Chinese

9th heavenly stem 11th earthly branch; 7–9 p.m.
trad. (壬戌) 壬 戌
simp. #(壬戌) 壬 戌

Pronunciation

Noun

壬戌

  1. The fifty-ninth term of the Chinese sexagenary cycle, sometimes glossed as "Water Dog" from its associated terms in the Chinese elements and zodiac.

Coordinate terms

Chinese sexagenary cycle terms: 干支 (gānzhī)edit

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
壬 戌
みずのえ
Jinmeiyō 		いぬ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Compound of 壬(みずのえ) (mizunoe, “the ninth heavenly stem”) + 戌(いぬ) (inu, “the Dog, the eleveth earthly branch”)

Noun

壬(みずのえ)戌(いぬ) • (mizunoeinu) 

  1. Water Dog, the fifty-ninth term of the sexagenary cycle
    Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
壬 戌
じん
Jinmeiyō 		じゅつ
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Compound of 壬(じん) (jin, “the ninth heavenly stem”) + 戌(じゅつ) (jutsu, “the Dog, the eleventh earthly branch”)

Noun

壬(じん)戌(じゅつ) • (jinjutsu) 

  1. Water Dog, the fifty-ninth term of the sexagenary cycle
    Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term
壬戌

Proper noun

壬戌 • (Imsul) (hangeul 임술)

  1. hanja form? of 임술 (“Water Dog, the fifty-ninth in the sexagenary cycle”)
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