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The Rabbit

Gentle and quick-witted. Everything the Rabbit carries in the Korean zodiac - birth years, ages in 2026, colors, and matches.

What the Rabbit is likeKorean folklore puts a rabbit on the moon pounding rice cakes, and the sign keeps that soft image - tactful, careful, and better at talking its way out of trouble than fighting.
  • Warm company, so it's rarely short of friends
  • Reads the mood in a room before anyone says a word
  • Would rather smooth a fight over than win it
  • Puts off decisions, hoping the choice will make itself
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What the Rabbit stands for

The traditional attributes of 卯, the Myo branch - none of them change with the year.

ElementWood (木)
Hours05:00~07:00
DirectionDue east
Lunar monthMonth 2

The five colors of the Rabbit

Same animal, different color - the color depends on which turn of the 60-year cycle your year falls on.

Tap a year to see that year's ages and what happened in Korea 👇

Rabbit birth years and ages

Every Rabbit year with both Korean ages, as of 2026.

Birth yearYear nameKorean ageInternational age
2023 Black Rabbit (Gye-myo)42 or 3
2011 White Rabbit (Sin-myo)1614 or 15
1999 Golden Rabbit (Gi-myo)2826 or 27
1987 Red Rabbit (Jeong-myo)4038 or 39
1975 Blue Rabbit (Eul-myo)5250 or 51
1963 Black Rabbit (Gye-myo)6462 or 63
1951 White Rabbit (Sin-myo)7674 or 75
1939 Golden Rabbit (Gi-myo)8886 or 87
1927 Red Rabbit (Jeong-myo)10098 or 99
1915 Blue Rabbit (Eul-myo)112110 or 111
1903 Black Rabbit (Gye-myo)124122 or 123

Tap a birth year for that year's full breakdown - three Korean ages, the five element, and what was happening in Korea.

How common is the Rabbit?

The twelve animals ranked by how many people living in Korea were born under each.

The Rabbit ranks #11 of the twelve.

  1. 1 Pigabout 4.5M
  2. 2 Ratabout 4.4M
  3. 3 Oxabout 4.3M
  4. 4 Dogabout 4.3M
  5. 5 Monkeyabout 4.3M
  6. 6 Dragonabout 4.3M
  7. 7 Roosterabout 4.3M
  8. 8 Goatabout 4.3M
  9. 9 Tigerabout 4.2M
  10. 10 Snakeabout 4.2M
  11. 11 Rabbitabout 4.1M
  12. 12 Horseabout 4.0M

Source: Statistics Korea resident population, grouped by birth year (approximate - the ipchun cutoff isn't applied).

Who the Rabbit matches

The pairings the twelve branches traditionally read as the easiest and the hardest.

💕 Best matches
GoatThree HarmoniesPigThree HarmoniesDogSix Harmonies
⚡ Handle with care
RoosterClashMonkeyFriction
  • Three Harmonies - One of four three-animal groups traditionally read as the strongest fit of all. This is where the Korean saying about a four-year age gap comes from.
  • Six Harmonies - Each animal has exactly one partner in this pairing, and the two are said to be easy company from the first day.
  • Clash - Sits directly opposite on the wheel - always a six-year gap. Opposite enough to argue, and opposite enough to learn from.
  • Friction - The odd one: nobody does anything wrong, and the two still end up quietly annoyed with each other.

Famous Rabbits 🐰

Lee Min-hoActorJune 22, 1987 · 39 years old❤️ Red RabbitMoon Geun-youngActorMay 6, 1987 · 39 years old❤️ Red RabbitJi Chang-wookActorJuly 9, 1987 · 39 years old❤️ Red RabbitHan Hyo-jooActorFebruary 22, 1987 · 39 years old❤️ Red RabbitT.O.PSingerNovember 4, 1987 · 38 years old❤️ Red RabbitSon ChaeyoungSingerApril 23, 1999 · 27 years old💛 Golden RabbitKim So-hyunActorJune 4, 1999 · 27 years old💛 Golden RabbitKim You-jungActorSeptember 22, 1999 · 26 years old💛 Golden Rabbit
Which stars share your Rabbit year?Everyone born under the Rabbit

The other eleven animals

Tap an animal to read its years, colors, and personality.

Rat Ox Tiger Dragon Snake Horse Goat Monkey Rooster Dog PigAge by birth year →

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Frequently asked questions ❓

The Rabbit comes around every twelve years. 2023, 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963 are all Rabbit years, and the next ones are 2035, 2047, 2059. One catch: the animal turns over at ipchun, around February 4, so a birthday before that counts as the previous year's animal.
The most recent Rabbit year is 2023, and someone born then is 2 or 3 in 2026, or 4 in Korean age. The table above gives every other Rabbit birth year.
The animal repeats every 12 years, but the full year name pairs it with one of ten heavenly stems, so the whole cycle runs 60 years. That's why someone born in 2011 is a White Rabbit while someone born twelve years later in 2023 is a Black Rabbit - the color moves on each time, and an exact year name only comes back after 60 years.
The twelve animals and the 60-year cycle are shared across East Asia, so the years line up exactly. What's different is emphasis: Koreans lean much harder on the five colors, so you'll hear about a Golden Pig or a Blue Dragon year long before anyone mentions the stem itself.

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