壬子

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Chinese

9th heavenly stem
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
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Noun

壬子

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

Coordinate terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
みずのえ
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of (みずのえ) (mizunoe, the ninth heavenly stem) + () (ne, the Rat, the first earthly branch)

Noun

(みずのえ)() (mizunoene

  1. Water Rat, the forty-ninth term of the sexagenary cycle
    Hypernym: 干支

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
じん
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Compound of (じん) (jin, the ninth heavenly stem) + () (shi, the Rat, the first earthly branch)

Noun

(じん)() (jinshi

  1. Water Rat, the forty-ninth term of the sexagenary cycle
    Hypernym: 干支

Korean

Hanja in this term

Proper noun

壬子 (Imja) (hangeul 임자)

  1. hanja form? of 임자 (Water Rat, the forty-ninth in the sexagenary cycle)