(かにざ)

かにざ
noun
Cancer; the Crab
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.
蟹座(かにざ)(ひと)家族(かぞく)大切(たいせつ)にするそうだ。
Cancer people are said to value their family.
(うらな)いによると、今週(こんしゅう)蟹座(かにざ)(おも)いがけない出会(であ)いがあるらしい。
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.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 蟹座(かにざ)(ひと): a person born under Cancer
  • 蟹座(かにざ)()まれ: born a Cancer
  • 蟹座(かにざ)運勢(うんせい): the Cancer horoscope

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