(おひつじざ)

おひつじざ
noun
Aries; the Ram
1. Aries (zodiac sign); the Ram
The first sign of the Western zodiac, covering people born roughly March 21 to April 19. Also the constellation Aries. Used in horoscopes and casual talk about star signs.
(わたし)牡羊座(おひつじざ)です。
I'm an Aries.
(かれ)星座(せいざ)牡羊座(おひつじざ)らしい。
Apparently his star sign is Aries.
今週(こんしゅう)牡羊座(おひつじざ)運勢(うんせい)仕事(しごと)(うん)がいいそうだ。
This week's horoscope says Aries has good luck with work.

The zodiac sign Aries, for people born from late March to mid-April. The () prefix marks the male animal (ram).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 牡羊座(おひつじざ)(ひと): a person born under Aries
  • 牡羊座(おひつじざ)()まれ: born an Aries
  • 牡羊座(おひつじざ)運勢(うんせい): the Aries horoscope

USAGE:
Star signs are a common small-talk topic in Japan, appearing in magazine and morning-TV horoscope segments (星占(ほしうらな)い).