Rat and Dragon: 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 Dragon is Earth. Seen from the Rat: they restrain you (controlling 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 Dragon: You have high ideals and want a dramatic love story. You shine in a relationship with someone you can be proud of. 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 Dragon: Running a business, politics, the arts and production: anywhere you can paint a big vision and lead people. Divide the work by strengths and you make a strong team.
6.By age difference
The Rat and the Dragon 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 Dragon leading and setting the direction for the Rat. A Dragon parent or boss is dependable, but too much interference makes the Rat feel cramped. Make a point of handing over responsibility.
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 Dragon: you can become overconfident and stop listening to others, and your mood can change quickly. 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 Dragon's drive toward their ideals 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 Earth) are in a controlling relationship. Bringing in Metal, the element that mediates between them (its color is white), smooths things over; this is called tsūkan, “bridging”.
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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.
Dragon: The Dragon is the only imaginary creature among the twelve. Dragon people are charismatic, with big dreams and strong luck.