午うま年どし

Written forms

• 午うま年どしUsage100%

  Standard kanji spelling for the year of the Horse.

• うま年どし

  Mixed kanji-kana spelling, often used for clarity or in casual writing.

Etymology

Compound of 午 (うま, 'Horse', the seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac) and 年 (とし, 'year'). The reading うまどし is a straightforward combination.