also: じんしん
noun
Water Dragon; 29th sexagenary term
Refers to the 29th year of the 60-year cycle, combining the celestial stem 壬 (Water, yang) and the earthly branch 辰 (Dragon). Used in traditional calendar contexts.
See also: 干支
2012年は壬辰の年でした。
2012 was the year of the Water Dragon.
壬辰は干支の29番目にあたります。
Mizunoe-tatsu is the 29th term of the sexagenary cycle.
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle; 壬辰 is one specific term within it.
Combination of the celestial stem 壬 (mizunoe, 'Water Elder Brother') and the earthly branch 辰 (tatsu, 'Dragon').