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[え(干)·と(支)]
eto
noun

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[かん(干)·し(支)]
kanshi
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English Meaning(s) for 干支

noun
  1. sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar)
  2. 12-year Chinese zodiac
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Meanings for each kanji in 干支

» dry; parch
» branch; support; sustain; branch radical (no. 65)

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Sample Sentences for 干支

Let's see. I bought it last week.
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He said, 'May God help us!'
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The concept is quite alien to our way of thinking.
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That is the exactly the same idea as I have.
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Well, I didn't buy them, but later someone brought three baby kittens to the Gorilla Foundation.
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