also: じんいん
Water Tiger (39th year of the sexagenary cycle)
Refers to the 39th term of the traditional 60-year cycle, combining the celestial stem 壬 (Water, yang) and the earthly branch 寅 (Tiger). Used in historical and astrological contexts.
See also: 干支
2022 is the year of the Water Tiger.
Mizunoe-tora is one of the sexagenary cycle terms, the 39th.
Standard kanji form for the sexagenary cycle term.
On'yomi reading; less common than the native Japanese reading みずのえとら.
From the combination of the celestial stem 壬 (mizunoe, 'Water elder brother') and the earthly branch 寅 (tora, 'Tiger'). The reading みずのえとら is the native Japanese kun'yomi; じんいん is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi.