卯年うさぎどし

Meanings

year of the Rabbit; year of the Hare

Refers to the year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac. Both 'Rabbit' and 'Hare' are used in English, but 'Rabbit' is more common in modern contexts.

来らい年ねんは卯年うさぎどしです。
Next year is the year of the Rabbit.
卯年うさぎどし生うまれの人ひとは穏おだやかだと言いわれている。
People born in the year of the Rabbit are said to be gentle.

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Kanji

卯sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM
年year, counter for years

Related words

干支えと
干支 is the general term for the Chinese zodiac system, while 卯年 specifically refers to the Rabbit year.
卯う
卯 is the zodiac sign itself (the Rabbit), whereas 卯年 is the year of that sign.

Built from

卯う+年とし

Written forms

卯年Usage100%
- うさぎどし
  Standard kanji spelling using the zodiac character 卯. Also read うどし.
- うどし
うさぎ年どし
Common kana-kanji mixed spelling, easier for learners.
うどし

Etymology

卯 (う) is the fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac, representing the Rabbit. 年 (とし) means 'year'. The reading うさぎどし is a kun'yomi compound, while うどし is an on'yomi variant.