壬
壬: 9th calendar stem (mizunoe)
9th calendar stem (mizunoe)
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Readings
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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
日本史の授業で、壬申の乱が七世紀に起きたことを習った。
In history class we learned that the Jinshin War took place in the seventh century.
京都の壬生寺は、幕末の新選組ゆかりの寺としても知られている。
Mibu-dera in Kyoto is also known as a temple associated with the Shinsengumi of the late Edo period.
十干の九番目は壬と書いて、みずのえと読む。
The ninth of the ten stems is written 壬 and read mizunoe.