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十二支 (じゅうにし) — 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac | Kumi Dictionary

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十二支

十二支

十じゅう二に支し

12 signs of the Chinese zodiac

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じゅうにし

Noun

1.

12 signs of the Chinese zodiac

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Kanji that make up this word

とお・と・そ…(15)

ふた・ふた.つ・ふたたび…(11)

two・two radical (no. 7)

ささ.える・つか.える・か.う…(1)

branch・support・sustain・branch radical (no. 65)

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