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癸卯きぼう

きぼう · mizunotou (also spelled mizunoto)

noun

Water Rabbit (40th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1903, 1963, 2023)

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きぼうが
Heiban

flat · what is pitch accent?

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What does 癸卯 mean?

Water Rabbit (40th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1903, 1963, 2023).

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きぼう (mizunotou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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