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寅

N5Common wordNoun

Noun

the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac)

Noun

hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am)

Noun

east-northeast

Noun

first month of the lunar calendar

Example Sentences

今年(ことし)の干支(えと)は寅(とら)です。

This year's zodiac animal is the Tiger.

私(わたし)は寅年(とらどし)生(う)まれです。

I was born in the Year of the Tiger.

父(ちち)は寅年(とらどし)で、母(はは)は卯年(うどし)です。

My father was born in the Year of the Tiger, and my mother in the Year of the Rabbit.

十二支(じゅうにし)の中(なか)で寅(とら)は三番目(さんばんめ)です。

Among the twelve zodiac signs, the Tiger is third.

sign of the tiger, 3-5AM, third sign of Chinese zodiac

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