十二支

Chinese
twelve; 12
 
(a measure word); to support; to sustain
(a measure word); to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money
simp. and trad.
(十二支)		 十二 支

Pronunciation

Noun

十二支

  1. the 12 "earthly branches" 子 (zǐ), 丑 (chǒu), 寅 (yín), 卯 (mǎo), 辰 (chén), 巳 (sì), 午 (wǔ), 未 (wèi), 申 (shēn), 酉 (yǒu), 戌 (xū), 亥 (hài) (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number)
  2. a gambling game, commonly referred to as "chap ji kee" in English sources, which used the 12 cards of the 四色牌 (four colour cards) deck, each of which has a different character drawn from those used in Chinese chess (象棋 (xiàngqí))

Hyponyms
Earth branches and animals

Japanese
Kanji in this term
十 二 支
じゅう
Grade: 1		 に
Grade: 1		 し
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Stone carving of Chinese zodiac

Pronunciation

Noun

十(じゅう)二(に)支(し) • (jūnishi) ←じふにし (zifunisi)?

  1. the twelve earthly branches (支) of the Chinese zodiac, which are represented each by an animal

Hyponym
the twelve earthly branches

Synonyms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
十二支

Noun

十二支 • (sibiji) (hangeul 십이지)

  1. Hanja form? of 십이지.
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