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壬

9th calendar sign
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingニン、ジン、イ
Kun readingみずのえ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. 9th calendar sign
  1. 9th in rank
  2. ninth sign of the Chinese calendar

Radicals and components

Radical士scholar
Components
How it's built
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Compound words

壬午みずのえうま
Water Horse (19th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1942, 2002, 2062)
壬子みずのえね
Water Rat (49th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1912, 1972, 2032)
壬申みずのえさる
Water Monkey (9th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1932, 1992, 2052)
壬辰みずのえたつ
Water Dragon (29th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1952, 2012, 2072)
壬寅みずのえとら
Water Tiger (39th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1962, 2022, 2082)
壬戌みずのえいぬ
Water Dog (59th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1922, 1982, 2042)
壬生菜みぶな
Brassica campestris var. laciniifolia (variety of wild mustard)
壬午軍乱じんごぐんらん
Imo Incident (riot in Seoul, Korea; July 23, 1882)
壬申の乱じんしんのらん
Jinshin revolt (671 CE)
壬辰倭乱じんしんわらん
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598)

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 壬

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