Year of the Pig (亥): Personality, Compatibility & Years
Born in the Year of the Pig? Personality, love, career, compatibility, lucky tips and a full list of years, from the Japanese and Chinese zodiac.
At a glance
- Order
- 12 / 12 · I (亥)
- Branch element
- Water
- Yin / Yang
- Yin
- Direction
- North-northwest
- Hours
- 21:00–23:00
Personality
The Pig (in Japan, the wild boar) closes the cycle with abundance. The character 亥 describes life sealed inside the seed, waiting for the next spring.
Strengths
Honest, generous and pure-hearted. You enjoy life and share it with others.
Watch out for
You may rush ahead without looking, and you can be too trusting.
Love
Straightforward and affectionate. You give your whole heart.
Work
Hospitality, food, welfare and work where sincerity is the strength.
Compatibility
Based on the classical relationships between the twelve branches: the trine (three harmonies), the six harmonies and the six clashes.
Years of the Pig
| 1935 | Yin Wood Pig (乙亥) |
| 1947 | Yin Fire Pig (丁亥) |
| 1959 | Yin Earth Pig (己亥) |
| 1971 | Yin Metal Pig (辛亥) |
| 1983 | Yin Water Pig (癸亥) |
| 1995 | Yin Wood Pig (乙亥) |
| 2007 | Yin Fire Pig (丁亥) |
| 2019 | Yin Earth Pig (己亥) |
| 2031 | Yin Metal Pig (辛亥) |
Each year begins at Risshun (around 4 February), the start of spring in the solar calendar. In China and Korea the animal is popularly counted from Lunar New Year instead, so people born between January and mid-February may see a different animal elsewhere.
Lucky tips
The wild boar is the messenger of Marishiten, the guardian deity of warriors. Try something new without looking back.