十干

じっかん

Meanings

1. Noun ten celestial stems (two types each of wood, fire, earth, metal, water); ten heavenly stems

Kanji

• 十 ten. Read as ジッ.
• 干 dried. Read as カン.

Words containing 十干

• 六十干支 (ろくじっかんし) sexagenary cycle

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