(かにざ)

かにざ
noun
Cancer; the Crab
culture
1. Cancer (zodiac sign); the Crab
The fourth sign of the Western zodiac, covering people born roughly June 22 to July 22. Also the constellation Cancer. Used in horoscopes and casual talk about star signs.
(はは)蟹座(かにざ)だ。
My mother is a Cancer.
Cancer people are said to value their family.
(うらな)によると今週(こんしゅう)蟹座(かにざ)(おも)いがけない出会(であ)あるらしい。
According to the horoscope, Cancer will have an unexpected encounter this week.

The zodiac sign Cancer, for people born from late June to late July.

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Star signs are common small-talk in Japan and appear in magazine and morning-TV horoscope segments (星占(ほしうらな)).