also: じんしん
Water Monkey (9th term of the sexagenary cycle)
Refers to the 9th year in the 60-year cycle, combining the celestial stem 壬 (Water) and the earthly branch 申 (Monkey). Used in traditional calendar contexts.
See also: 干支
The year of the Water Monkey can be calculated as follows.
1932 was a Water Monkey year.
Standard kanji form for the sexagenary cycle term.
On'yomi reading, also used for the same term.
Combination of the celestial stem 壬 (みずのえ, 'Water') and the earthly branch 申 (さる, 'Monkey'), forming the 9th term of the sexagenary cycle.