干支 (かんし)sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
- sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- 12-year Chinese zodiacnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 干支
- 干Dry; Parch; EbbRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N2
- 支Branch; Support; SustainRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
Words that share its kanji
- 若干じゃっかんsome; few
- 干渉かんしょうinterference; intervention
- 干潟ひがたtidal flat; tideland
- 干すほすto air; to dry
- 切り干しきりぼしdried daikon strips
- 干るひるto dry
- 干上がるひあがるto dry up; to parch
- 干拓かんたくland reclamation (from sea)
- 支持しじsupport; backing
- 支援しえんsupport; backing
- 支局しきょくbranch office
- 支店してんbranch office; branch store
- 収支しゅうしincome and expenditure
- 支払いしはらいpayment
- 支部しぶbranch; subdivision
- 支配しはいdomination; rule
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