戌いぬ年どし

also: イヌどし

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

year of the Dog

Refers to the year of the Dog in the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle. Used in contexts like birth years, fortune-telling, and New Year greetings.

来らい年ねんは戌いぬ年どしです。
Next year is the year of the Dog.
私わたしは戌いぬ年どし生うまれです。
I was born in the year of the Dog.

Kanji

戌sign of the dog, 7-9PM, eleventh sign of Chinese zodiac
年year, counter for years

Related words

十じゅう二に支し
十二支 is the full 12-animal zodiac system, while 戌年 specifically means the year of the Dog.
干支えと
干支 is the broader sexagenary cycle combining the 10 heavenly stems and 12 earthly branches; 戌年 is one specific year within that system.

Built from

戌いぬ+年とし

Written forms

戌いぬ年どしUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling for the year of the Dog in the Chinese zodiac.
いぬ年どしUsage5%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; easier to read than 戌年.
イヌ年どし
Katakana-kana spelling; sometimes used for emphasis or in casual contexts.
イヌどし

Etymology

戌 (いぬ) means 'dog' in the Chinese zodiac, and 年 (どし) means 'year'. The reading いぬどし is a combination of the kun'yomi of 戌 and the kun'yomi of 年.