壬

9th calendar sign

4 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2499.

Readings

• ジン (on reading): 壬申の乱 (じんしんのらん) Jinshin revolt (671 CE); 壬 (じん) 9th in rank
• みずのえ (kun reading): 壬申 (みずのえさる) Water Monkey (9th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1932, 1992, 2052); 壬午 (みずのえうま) Water Horse (19th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1942, 2002, 2062)
• ニン (on reading)
• イ (on reading)

Components

• 王
• ノ radical slash, katakana no
• 士 radical scholar; samurai

Kanji containing 壬

• 任 responsibility
• 妊 pregnancy
• 廷 courts
• 衽 neck of a garment
• 婬 lewdness
• 淫 lewdness

Words using 壬

• 壬申の乱 (じんしんのらん) Jinshin revolt (671 CE)
• 壬 (じん) 9th in rank
• 壬辰倭乱 (じんしんわらん) Japanese invasions of Korea (1592-1598)
• 壬午軍乱 (じんごぐんらん) Imo Incident (riot in Seoul, Korea; July 23, 1882)
• 壬申 (みずのえさる) Water Monkey (9th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1932, 1992, 2052)
• 壬午 (みずのえうま) Water Horse (19th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1942, 2002, 2062)
• 壬辰 (みずのえたつ) Water Dragon (29th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1952, 2012, 2072)
• 壬子 (みずのえね) Water Rat (49th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1912, 1972, 2032)
• 壬寅 (みずのえとら) Water Tiger (39th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1962, 2022, 2082)

10 words in all.

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