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Tiger
Year of the Tiger / Zodiac Sign
虎 is the character for tiger in Chinese, old Korean Hanja, and Japanese Kanji.
Since you already know what a tiger is, here's some trivia: If you look at the Japanese pronunciation, you might remember a movie called “Tora Tora Tora” which was the code word used to initiate the attack on Pearl Harbor. It simply means “Tiger Tiger Tiger.”
In Chinese culture, the tiger is considered to be the king of all animals (in much the way we see the lion in western culture).
From the Chinese Zodiac, if you were born in the year of the tiger, you . . .
Have a strong personality.
Are full of self-confidence.
Love adventure
Don't like to obey others.
See also our Chinese Zodiac or Tiger Calligraphy pages.
Earth Tiger
The Year of the Earth Tiger
土虎 is Earth Tiger in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1878, 1938, 1998, and 2058.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 戊寅.
See Also: Tiger
Water Tiger
The Year of the Water Tiger
水虎 is Water Tiger in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1902, 1962, 2022, and 2082.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 壬寅.
See Also: Tiger
Fire Tiger
The Year of the Fire Tiger
火虎 is Fire Tiger in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1866, 1926, 1986, and 2046.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 丙寅.
See Also: Tiger
Wood Tiger
The Year of the Wood Tiger
木虎 is Wood Tiger in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1914, 1974, 2034, and 2094.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 甲寅.
See Also: Tiger
Golden/Metal Tiger
The Year of the Golden/Metal Tiger
金虎 is Golden/Metal Tiger in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1890, 1950, 2010, and 2070.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 庚寅.
See Also: Tiger
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
寅 see styles |
yín yin2 yin fusa ふさ |
3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger; ancient Chinese compass point: 60° (1) the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 寅の刻) hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); (3) (obsolete) east-northeast; (4) (obsolete) first month of the lunar calendar; (surname) Fusa |
丙寅 see styles |
bǐng yín bing3 yin2 ping yin hinoetora; heiin / hinoetora; hen ひのえとら; へいいん |
third year C3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046 (See 干支・1) Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046) |
壬寅 see styles |
rén yín ren2 yin2 jen yin jinnen じんねん |
thirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022 (See 干支・1) Water Tiger (39th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1962, 2022, 2082); (given name) Jinnen |
寅年 see styles |
toradoshi とらどし |
year of the tiger |
寅虎 see styles |
yín hǔ yin2 hu3 yin hu |
Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010) |
庚寅 see styles |
gēng yín geng1 yin2 keng yin kanoetora; kouin / kanoetora; koin かのえとら; こういん |
twenty-seventh year G3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2010 or 2070 (See 干支・1) Metal Tiger (27th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070) |
戊寅 see styles |
wù yín wu4 yin2 wu yin tsuchinoetora; boin つちのえとら; ぼいん |
fifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058 (See 干支・1) Earth Tiger (15th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1938, 1998, 2058) |
甲寅 see styles |
jiǎ yín jia3 yin2 chia yin kinoetora; kouin / kinoetora; koin きのえとら; こういん |
51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034 (See 干支・1) Wood Tiger (51st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034) |
虎年 see styles |
hǔ nián hu3 nian2 hu nien toratoshi とらとし |
Year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010) (male given name) Toratoshi |
寅の年 see styles |
toranotoshi とらのとし |
(exp,n) (See 寅年) year of the Tiger |
生肖屬相 生肖属相 see styles |
shēng xiào shǔ xiàng sheng1 xiao4 shu3 xiang4 sheng hsiao shu hsiang |
birth year as designated by animal symbols (mouse, ox, tiger etc) |
Variations: |
toradoshi(寅年, tora年); toradoshi(tora年) とらどし(寅年, とら年); トラどし(トラ年) |
(archaism) year of the Tiger |
Variations: |
toradoshiumare とらどしうまれ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 寅年) being born in the year of the Tiger; person born in the year of the Tiger |
Variations: |
toradoshi とらどし |
year of the Tiger |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Tiger | 虎 | tora | hǔ / hu3 / hu | |
| Earth Tiger | 土虎 | tǔ hǔ / tu3 hu3 / tu hu / tuhu | t`u hu / tuhu / tu hu | |
| Water Tiger | 水虎 | shuǐ hǔ / shui3 hu3 / shui hu / shuihu | ||
| Fire Tiger | 火虎 | huǒ hǔ / huo3 hu3 / huo hu / huohu | ||
| Wood Tiger | 木虎 | mù hǔ / mu4 hu3 / mu hu / muhu | ||
| Golden/Metal Tiger | 金虎 | jīn hǔ / jin1 hu3 / jin hu / jinhu | chin hu / chinhu | |
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