壬 (Mizunoe): meaning and personality
The vast, surging water of a great river or the open sea.
On this page
- Japanese reading
- Mizunoe
- Sino-Japanese
- jin
- Element
- Water
- Yin / Yang
- Yang
- Image
- The ocean and great rivers
- Season
- Winter
- Direction
- North
- Color
- Black (navy)
1.An old reading of 壬
The Book of Han reads 壬 as “懐任”, conceiving: new life lodges inside the seed.
The Japanese name Mizunoe means “the elder brother of Water”: e (兄) for the yang stems and to (弟) for the yin stems. See also what are the ten stems?.
2.Personality when your Day Master is 壬
In Four Pillars astrology, the stem of the day you were born (the Day Master) represents you yourself. A 壬 Day Master is likened to the ocean and great rivers.
Strengths
You think big, love freedom and combine wisdom with nerve. You get along with anyone.
Things to watch
Your moods rise and fall like the tide; you hate being tied down and can lose interest quickly.
3.Work and career
Trade, travel, logistics, media, IT and R&D: dealing with the wider world and keeping things moving.
4.Love and marriage
You may have many romances, but with the one who matters you give a huge, enveloping love. You last longest with someone who respects your freedom as you respect theirs.
5.壬 and the other stems
Compatibility between stems is read from the generating and controlling cycles of the five elements, plus the special “stem combinations” (kangō).
| Other stem | Element | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| Kinoe (甲) | Wood | Generating: you feed this stem |
| Kinoto (乙) | Wood | Generating: you feed this stem |
| Hinoe (丙) | Fire | Controlling: you restrain this stem |
| Hinoto (丁) | Fire | Controlling: you restrain this stem; kangō (stem combination, transforms to Wood): a strong mutual attraction |
| Tsuchinoe (戊) | Earth | Controlling: this stem restrains you |
| Tsuchinoto (己) | Earth | Controlling: this stem restrains you |
| Kanoe (庚) | Metal | Generating: this stem feeds you |
| Kanoto (辛) | Metal | Generating: this stem feeds you |
| Mizunoto (癸) | Water | Same element: an easy, like-minded match |
6.The six eto containing 壬
壬申 Mizunoe-saru, 壬午 Mizunoe-uma, 壬辰 Mizunoe-tatsu, 壬寅 Mizunoe-tora, 壬子 Mizunoe-ne, 壬戌 Mizunoe-inu
7.Lucky tips
Go to the sea or a river, travel and use navy or black.
Your Day Master can be calculated from your date of birth. Use the free Four Pillars chart to see your Day Master and the balance of your five elements.
8.FAQ
How do you read 壬?
In Japanese it is read “mizunoe”; the Sino-Japanese reading is “jin”.
What element is 壬?
壬 is Yang Water.