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午年 (うまどし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

午うま年どし

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Meanings

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noun

year of the Horse

Refers to the year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac cycle. Used in contexts such as age, fortune-telling, and New Year greetings.

来らい年ねんは午うま年どしです。
Next year is the year of the Horse.
彼かれは午うま年どし生うまれだ。
He was born in the year of the Horse.

Written forms

午うま年どしUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for the year of the Horse.
うま年どし
Mixed kanji-kana spelling, often used for clarity or in casual writing.

Kanji

午noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM
年year, counter for years

Similar words

干支えと
干支 is the general term for the sexagenary cycle or Chinese zodiac signs, while 午年 specifically means the year of the Horse.
午うま
午 is the Horse sign itself, used in combinations like 午年 or 午の刻 (the hour of the Horse).

Etymology

Compound of 午 (うま, 'Horse', the seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac) and 年 (とし, 'year'). The reading うまどし is a straightforward combination.