卯

今年(ことし)は卯年(うどし)です。

This year is the Year of the Rabbit.

昔(むかし)の暦(こよみ)では四月(しがつ)を卯月(うづき)と呼(よ)んだ。

In the old calendar, April was called "Uzuki," the month of the rabbit.

十二支(じゅうにし)の中(なか)で、卯(う)はうさぎを表(あらわ)す。

Among the twelve zodiac signs, 卯 represents the rabbit.

卯年(うどし)生(う)まれの人(ひと)はおとなしい性格(せいかく)が多(おお)いと言(い)われる。

People born in the Year of the Rabbit are said to often have a gentle personality.