also: じんご
Water Horse
The 19th term of the traditional sexagenary cycle (干支), combining the Heavenly Stem 壬 (Water, yang) and the Earthly Branch 午 (Horse). Used in East Asian calendars and astrology; years include 1942, 2002, 2062, etc.
See also: 干支
The year 2002 corresponds to the Water Horse year.
Water Horse is the 19th term of the sexagenary cycle.
Standard kanji form for the sexagenary cycle term.
On'yomi reading; rarely used in modern contexts.
From the combination of the Heavenly Stem 壬 (みずのえ, 'Water Elder Brother') and the Earthly Branch 午 (うま, 'Horse'). The on'yomi reading じんご is derived from the Sino-Japanese readings of the characters.