This is the 4504th most frequent Japanese word.
寅
"寅" means "tiger," often representing the third sign of the Chinese zodiac.
寅 is used as the name of the third sign in the Japanese zodiac.
寅年は、十二支の3番目に位置します。
The Year of the Tiger occupies the third position in the twelve zodiac signs.
寅 is used here to specify the zodiac year associated with the Tiger.
私の祖父は寅年に生まれました。
My grandfather was born in the Year of the Tiger.
寅 is employed as a poetic term for tigers.