also: じんし
Water Rat (49th sexagenary term)
The 49th term of the traditional 60-term sexagenary cycle, combining the Heavenly Stem 壬 (Water, Yang) and the Earthly Branch 子 (Rat). Used in East Asian calendars and astrology; corresponds to years such as 1912, 1972, 2032.
See also: 干支
The year of the Water Rat is the 49th in the sexagenary cycle.
The next Water Rat year is 2032.
Standard kanji form for the sexagenary cycle term, read with the native Japanese reading.
Sino-Japanese reading; less common in modern usage but still encountered in historical or formal contexts.
From the combination of the Heavenly Stem 壬 (みずのえ, 'Water Elder Brother') and the Earthly Branch 子 (ね, 'Rat'), forming the 49th sexagenary term. The Sino-Japanese reading じんし derives from the on'yomi of the two characters.