also: じんじゅつ
Water Dog (59th sexagenary term)
Refers to the 59th term of the traditional 60-term cycle (干支), combining the celestial stem 壬 (Water Yang) and the earthly branch 戌 (Dog). Used in historical and astrological contexts, e.g., for years like 1922, 1982, 2042.
See also: 干支
The year of the Water Dog corresponds to the 59th term of the sexagenary cycle.
1922 was a Water Dog year.
Standard kanji form for the sexagenary cycle term.
On'yomi reading; less common in modern usage.
Compound of the celestial stem 壬 (みずのえ, Water Yang) and the earthly branch 戌 (いぬ, Dog). The on'yomi reading じんじゅつ is a Sino-Japanese reading of the same characters.