Year of the Rabbit (卯): Personality, Compatibility & Years
Born in the Year of the Rabbit? Personality, love, career, compatibility, lucky tips and a full list of years, from the Japanese and Chinese zodiac.
At a glance
- Order
- 4 / 12 · U (卯)
- Branch element
- Wood
- Yin / Yang
- Yin
- Direction
- East
- Hours
- 05:00–07:00
Personality
The Rabbit brings gentle growth. The character 卯 is linked to plants spreading across the ground in early spring.
Strengths
Kind, graceful and diplomatic. You make others feel at ease.
Watch out for
You may avoid conflict a little too much and hesitate before big decisions.
Love
Romantic and considerate. A calm, warm relationship suits you best.
Work
Design, hospitality, education, counseling and work that needs tact.
Compatibility
Based on the classical relationships between the twelve branches: the trine (three harmonies), the six harmonies and the six clashes.
Years of the Rabbit
| 1927 | Yin Fire Rabbit (丁卯) |
| 1939 | Yin Earth Rabbit (己卯) |
| 1951 | Yin Metal Rabbit (辛卯) |
| 1963 | Yin Water Rabbit (癸卯) |
| 1975 | Yin Wood Rabbit (乙卯) |
| 1987 | Yin Fire Rabbit (丁卯) |
| 1999 | Yin Earth Rabbit (己卯) |
| 2011 | Yin Metal Rabbit (辛卯) |
| 2023 | Yin Water Rabbit (癸卯) |
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 rabbit is a symbol of leaping forward. Wear something soft green, the color of spring.