Word Meaning

じん jin

壬 is read as じん (jin) and means 9th in rank.

Meaning

English

  1. 9th in rank
  2. ninth sign of the Chinese calendar

Reading

Kana

じん

Romaji

jin

Writing Variants

  • みずのえ mizunoe

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 4 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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みずのえはじっかんのきゅうばんめをあらわすじだ。

This character represents the ninth heavenly stem.

ふるいこよみではみずのえのひがしるされていた。

In old calendars, days with this sign were recorded.

みずのえはみずのえともよむ。

This character is also read mizunoe.

せんせいはみずのえがじっかんのひとつだとせつめいした。

The teacher explained that this character is one of the heavenly stems.

みずのえのじはいまではにちじょうであまりみかけない。

Nowadays, this character is not often seen in everyday life.

じしょにはみずのえがきゅうばんめのえとある。

The dictionary says that this is the ninth stem.

みずのえはごぎょうではみずにあてられる。

In the five elements, this sign is assigned to water.

こもんじょでみずのえのじをみつけた。

I found this character in an old document.

みずのえというじにはこよみのちしきがかかわっている。

This character is connected with knowledge of the traditional calendar.