癸丑
きちゅう · mizunotoushi (also spelled mizunotoshi)
Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)
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Water Ox (50th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033).
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きちゅう (mizunotoushi). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
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