Year of the Rooster (酉): Personality, Compatibility & Years
Born in the Year of the Rooster? Personality, love, career, compatibility, lucky tips and a full list of years, from the Japanese and Chinese zodiac.
At a glance
- Order
- 10 / 12 · Tori (酉)
- Branch element
- Metal
- Yin / Yang
- Yin
- Direction
- West
- Hours
- 17:00–19:00
Personality
The Rooster announces the dawn. The character 酉 is linked to a jar for wine, the harvest made into something new.
Strengths
Hard-working, precise and confident. You notice details and keep high standards.
Watch out for
You can be critical of yourself and others, and you may care about appearances.
Love
Loyal and honest. You show care through practical help.
Work
Accounting, quality control, fashion, beauty and any field where precision shines.
Compatibility
Based on the classical relationships between the twelve branches: the trine (three harmonies), the six harmonies and the six clashes.
Years of the Rooster
| 1933 | Yin Water Rooster (癸酉) |
| 1945 | Yin Wood Rooster (乙酉) |
| 1957 | Yin Fire Rooster (丁酉) |
| 1969 | Yin Earth Rooster (己酉) |
| 1981 | Yin Metal Rooster (辛酉) |
| 1993 | Yin Water Rooster (癸酉) |
| 2005 | Yin Wood Rooster (乙酉) |
| 2017 | Yin Fire Rooster (丁酉) |
| 2029 | Yin Earth Rooster (己酉) |
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
Tori-no-ichi fairs, held on Rooster days in November, sell decorated bamboo rakes (kumade) to 'rake in' good fortune.