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壬: 9th calendar stem (mizunoe)

9th calendar stem (mizunoe)
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Readings

On
ニン・ジン・イ
Kun
みずのえ

Ninth of the ten stems (みずのえ); famous in 壬申の乱 (the Jinshin War of 672) and in place names like 壬生.

Key words

壬申の乱じんしんのらんJinshin War (672)
壬申じんしん9th year of the sexagenary cycle
壬みずのえ9th calendar stem
壬生みぶMibu (place name; surname)

Example sentences

In history class we learned that the Jinshin War took place in the seventh century.

Mibu-dera in Kyoto is also known as a temple associated with the Shinsengumi of the late Edo period.

The ninth of the ten stems is written 壬 and read mizunoe.

Study 壬 in the course →
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