申さる年どし

Meanings

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year of the Monkey

Refers to the Monkey year in the Chinese zodiac cycle. Used in contexts like age, fortune-telling, or New Year greetings.

来らい年ねんは申さる年どしです。
Next year is the year of the Monkey.
申さる年どし生うまれの人ひとは好こう奇き心しんが強つよいと言いわれている。
People born in the year of the Monkey are said to be curious.

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Kanji

申have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM
年year, counter for years
猿monkey

Related words

干支えと
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle or zodiac signs, while 申年 specifically means the Monkey year.
申さる
申 is the zodiac sign itself (Monkey), whereas 申年 is the year of that sign.

Built from

申さる+年とし

Written forms

申さる年どしUsage37%
Standard kanji spelling using the zodiac sign 申.
サル年どしUsage63%
Katakana-kanji spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or in casual contexts.
さる年どし
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in everyday writing.
猿さる年どし
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 猿 is the animal, not the zodiac sign, but may be encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 申 (さる, 'Monkey', the ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac) and 年 (どし, 'year').