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酉年 (とりどし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

酉とり年どし

Meanings

1

noun

year of the Rooster

Refers to the year of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac. 'Year of the Cock' is an older translation but less common now.

来らい年ねんは酉とり年どしです。
Next year is the year of the Rooster.

Written forms

酉とり年どしUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling using the zodiac kanji 酉.
とり年どしUsage4%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in casual writing.
トリ年どし
Katakana-kanji spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or style.
トリどし

Kanji

酉west, bird, sign of the bird
年year, counter for years

Similar words

十じゅう二に支し
十二支 is the full set of twelve zodiac signs, while 酉年 specifically refers to the Rooster year.

Etymology

酉 (rooster, the tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac) + 年 (year).