also: イヌどし
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.
Next year is the year of the Dog.
I was born in the year of the Dog.
Standard kanji spelling for the year of the Dog in the Chinese zodiac.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; easier to read than 戌年.
Katakana-kana spelling; sometimes used for emphasis or in casual contexts.
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.