卯うの年とし

expression, noun

year of the Rabbit; year of the Hare

Refers to the year associated with the Rabbit (卯) in the Chinese zodiac cycle. The reading うさぎのとし is more colloquial.

See also: 卯年

• 来らい年ねんは卯うの年としです。

  Next year is the year of the Rabbit.

• 卯うの年と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.