寅年(とらどし)

とらどし
noun
Year of the Tiger (zodiac)
culturetime-period
1. Year of the Tiger (in the zodiac)
The Year of the Tiger, one of the twelve years of the Chinese/Japanese zodiac (十二支(じゅうにし)). A person born in such a year is said to be 'a tiger.'
来年(らいねん)は寅年(とらどし)だ。
Next year is the Year of the Tiger.
私(わたし)は寅年(とらどし)生(う)まれです。
I was born in the Year of the Tiger.
年賀状(ねんがじょう)には、寅年(とらどし)にちなんでかわいい虎(とら)のイラストを描(か)いた。
On my New Year's cards I drew a cute tiger illustration in honor of the Year of the Tiger.

One of the twelve zodiac years (十二支(じゅうにし)); the tiger is the third sign. People often mention their zodiac year as an indirect way of referring to their age.

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The zodiac uses the special kanji 寅(とら) rather than the everyday 虎(とら) for 'tiger,' though both are read とら.

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Added 2026.5.21 13:04 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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