Well, hello there! Let me tell ya ’bout this Japanese horoscope thing, by the date ya was born. It’s a bit like them Chinese ones, ya know, with all them animals. But, there’s some little differences, mind ya.
See, the year ya popped outta yer mama is what decides yer animal. Like, if ya was born in 1990, well then, yer a horse! If it was 1956, then yer a monkey, simple as that. Other places got ’em animals too, but they ain’t always the same. Some places use a cat instead of a rabbit, and a wild boar instead of a pig. Crazy, huh?
Now, let’s talk ’bout them animals. I ain’t gonna go through all of ’em, but I’ll tell ya a few. If ya was born in, let’s see… 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1948, 1936, 1924, or 1912, that means yer a Rat. Them Rat folks, they say they’re charmin’, honest, and got big plans, real ambitious like. And lemme tell ya, the Japanese got these fancy lookin’ characters for ’em too. For the Rat, it’s 鼠 (nezumi), and the special zodiac character is 子 (ne). They say them Rat people are outgoing and full of energy, always runnin’ around, I guess.
They got all sorts of other animals too, like the Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse… ya get the picture. Each one’s got its own thing, ya know, its own way of bein’. It’s kinda like people, I reckon. We’re all different, ain’t we?
- Rat: Outgoing and energetic.
- Ox: Strong and dependable.
- Tiger: Brave and competitive.
- Rabbit: Gentle and kind.
- Dragon: Confident and powerful.
- Snake: Wise and mysterious.
- Horse: Free-spirited and energetic.
- Monkey: Clever and playful.
Now, some folks say the day ya was born tells ya somethin’ too. They look at all sorts of charts and stars and whatnot. They say it can tell ya ’bout yer love life, yer money, and yer health. I don’t know ’bout all that fancy stuff, but some folks swear by it.
If ya wanna know yer Japanese animal, ya just gotta find yer birth year. There’s calendars and stuff ya can look at. Some websites even got little calculators where ya just type in yer date and it tells ya. It’s easy as pie, really.
So, there ya have it. A little bit ’bout the Japanese horoscope. It ain’t rocket science, ya know. Just a fun way to think ’bout yerself and the folks around ya. Maybe yer a Rat, maybe yer a Horse, maybe yer somethin’ else entirely. Whatever ya are, just be the best darned version of it ya can be, that’s what I say.
And remember, this here horoscope stuff, it’s just for fun. Don’t go makin’ no big life decisions based on what some animal says. Use yer own head, that’s what it’s there for.
Anyways, I gotta go now. Got chores to do, ya know. But ya take care, and maybe look up yer Japanese animal. It might just give ya a good laugh, and that ain’t a bad thing at all. Ya hear?
Tags：Japanese Zodiac, Horoscope, Date of Birth, Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Monkey, Astrology, Birth Year
