year of the Ox
Refers to the year of the Ox in the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle. Used in contexts such as New Year greetings, astrology, and birth-year references.
Next year is the year of the Ox.
People born in the year of the Ox are said to be patient.
Standard kanji spelling for the year of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, sometimes used for readability.
Compound of 丑 (うし, 'Ox', the second sign of the Chinese zodiac) and 年 (どし, 'year'). The reading うしどし is a straightforward combination of the two elements.