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Meaning
- nounthe Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Cock, the Chicken, the Bird
- obsolete termnounhour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm)
- see also:酉の刻
- obsolete termnounwest
- obsolete termnouneight month of the lunar calendar
- {astrol.} Haan {naam van het 10e teken van de Chinese dierenriem}
- jaar van de Haan
- dag van de Haan
- westen
- uur van de Haan {tussen vijf en zeven uur na de middag}
- achtste maand van het jaar
- Tori-novemberjaarmarkt {gehouden aan het Ōtori 鷲-heiligdom op de dag van de Haan}
- tien {codetaal onder uitbaters van antiquariaten}
- {Barg., dieventaal} sake, drank
- Hahn, Vogel
- Vogel, zehntes Tier im chinesischen Tierkreis
- Westen
- fünf bis sieben Uhr nachmittags
- 1) курица, десятый знак зодиака, 2) запад (направление)
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The Japanese zodiac
The Japanese zodiac is based on the Chinese one.
The Japanese zodiac 十二支 is based on the Chinese one. It has a cycle of 12 years and every year belongs to an animal. Depending on the year you were born, an animal is assigned to you and it's believed it will give you some specific attributes from it.
Japanese | English | Year of birth |
---|---|---|
子 | Rat | 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
丑 | Ox | 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
寅 | Tiger | 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
卯 | Rabbit | 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
辰 | Dragon | 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
巳 | Snake | 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
午 | Horse | 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
未 | Sheep | 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027 |
申 | Monkey | 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028 |
酉 | Rooster | 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029 |
戌 | Dog | 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030 |
亥 | Boar | 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031 |
Kanji in this word
Collocations and expressions using 酉
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Extended information
- JMDict ID: 1457290
- JMdictDB entry
- Short URL: https://jpdct.com/FjyK
- Appears in the "wordfreq" file compiled by Alexandre Girardi (see wordfreq.README) on the last 12.000 words.
- This word is detected as being common, but is not included in other lists.
- Frequency-of-use ranking in the wordfreq file: 32