also: じんいん
noun
Water Tiger (39th year of the sexagenary cycle)
Refers to the 39th term of the traditional 60-year cycle, combining the celestial stem 壬 (Water, yang) and the earthly branch 寅 (Tiger). Used in historical and astrological contexts.
See also: 干支
2022年は壬寅の年です。
2022 is the year of the Water Tiger.
壬寅は干支の一つで、39番目に当たります。
Mizunoe-tora is one of the sexagenary cycle terms, the 39th.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle; 壬寅 is a specific year within it.
From the combination of the celestial stem 壬 (mizunoe, 'Water elder brother') and the earthly branch 寅 (tora, 'Tiger'). The reading みずのえとら is the native Japanese kun'yomi; じんいん is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi.