Korean Saju · 四柱八字 · Im·Ja
Korean Saju: 1972, Year of the Water Rat
임자
임자 · Im·Ja
In Korean saju (四柱八字), your birth year sets the first pillar of your chart. 1972 carries the Water Rat: Im·Ja (임자 in Korean).
Rat — Quick-witted, resourceful, and quietly ambitious — rats notice the opening everyone else walks past.
Water — depth, adaptability, and sharp intuition.
The saju year begins at Ipchun (입춘, around 5 February), not January 1. Born before that date? Your year pillar belongs to 1971 — and a true myeongni reading weighs month, day and hour on top.
A real reading reads all eight characters — year, month, day and hour.