The 12 Korean Zodiac Animals
The Korean zodiac — 십이지 — cycles through twelve animals over twelve years. Your birth year determines your animal sign, which shapes your fundamental character, your strengths and your relationship with fate.
1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020
Clever, resourceful and quick-witted. Natural survivors who always find a way.
1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021
Patient, dependable and quietly powerful. The ones who carry others without complaint.
1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022
Bold, fearless and magnetic. Born leaders who enter a room and change the atmosphere.
1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023
Graceful, intuitive and quietly strong. More resilient than they appear.
1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024
Visionary, powerful and rare. The most auspicious sign — born to make their mark.
1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025
Perceptive, wise and unhurried. They see what others miss and move only when certain.
1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026
Free-spirited, energetic and impossible to contain. They need movement to thrive.
1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015, 2027
Creative, empathetic and deeply feeling. They create beauty wherever they go.
1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016, 2028
Inventive, charming and endlessly curious. They can solve any problem with one hand.
1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017, 2029
Precise, expressive and high-achieving. Their standards push everyone around them higher.
1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018, 2030
Loyal, just and fiercely protective. The ones you want beside you when things get hard.
1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031
Generous, warm and abundantly fortunate. What they give always returns multiplied.
Beyond the zodiac
In Korean saju tradition, your zodiac animal is just the beginning. The full reading combines your animal with your element — Metal, Water, Wood, Fire or Earth — to reveal a far more nuanced picture. Two people born in the year of the Tiger can be completely different people depending on their element.
The 점쟁이 — the fortune teller — reads all four pillars together to understand the full shape of a person's destiny. Your animal is the door. The full saju chart is the house behind it.
내 운명을 보다 · Read my fortune