Rat and Monkey: zodiac compatibility
Based only on the animals of your birth years. Including full dates of birth changes the score.
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1.The branch relationship
Half trine (sangō)
Two of the three branches that form a trine of the same element. It is one of the strongest partnerships among the twelve: share a goal and you achieve surprising things together, whether as colleagues, lovers or spouses. (Some schools only count pairs that include a cardinal branch — Rat, Horse, Rabbit or Rooster — as a half trine.)
2.The element relationship
The Rat is Water and the Monkey is Metal. Seen from the Rat: they support you (generating cycle).
3.Love and marriage
You warm to each other quickly and friendship easily turns into romance. After marriage you build a stable partnership in which you help each other.
4.How you each love
The Rat: Attentive and thoughtful, you remember what your partner likes. Home matters to you, and you build steady, secure relationships. The Monkey: You love having fun and are drawn to people you can talk with for hours. Putting your sincerity into words deepens trust. The pull between you is strong and you easily become a couple.
5.Work and friendship
Share a goal and your teamwork is outstanding; clear roles make you even more effective.
Working together
The Rat: You shine where quick judgment and good information pay off: finance, trading, IT, research and media. The Monkey: Planning, PR, IT, engineering, entertainment and teaching, where ideas and dexterity count. Divide the work by strengths and you make a strong team.
6.By age difference
The Rat and the Monkey are 4, 8, 16, 20, 28 years apart (people in the same school year can still have different animals if one was born early in the year). The branch relationship stays the same whatever the age gap.
7.As parent and child, or boss and colleague
In terms of the elements, this pair tends toward the Monkey nurturing and supporting the Rat. A Monkey parent brings out a Rat child's talents, and at work a Monkey boss who promotes a Rat colleague works well.
8.When arguments start
The Rat: small details can worry you more than they should, and when profit comes first you may come across as a little cool. The Monkey: you get bored quickly and risk becoming a jack of all trades. These sides tend to come out when you are tired and stretched. If you start arguing, don't rush to a conclusion; sleep on it and talk again. When you face each other calmly, the Rat's sociability and charm and the Monkey's adaptability help you both.
9.Tips for getting along
- A shared goal strengthens your bond even more: travel or work on something together.
- Your elements (Water and Metal) are in a generating relationship, so simply being yourselves is the best luck charm.
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10.Their personalities
Rat: In Japanese, “rat arithmetic” (nezumi-zan) means multiplying quickly, and the Rat stands for prosperity and many descendants. Rat people think fast, gather information well, act quickly and have a real talent for saving.
Monkey: Clever and nimble like a monkey, you think quickly, have many talents and an inexhaustible supply of ideas.