Born in 1938 (Shōwa 13): eto and age

1.The eto of 1938, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 1938 is 戊寅 (Tsuchinoe-tora, the Yang Earth Tiger). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 1938). People born between 1 January 1938 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 20:15) are treated as the previous year's 丁丑 Hinoto-ushi and Kyūshi Kasei.

2.Personality of people born in 1938

戊寅 combines 戊, the stem of a mountain, with 寅, the tiger. A tiger is said to run a thousand ri and return a thousand ri. Tiger people are bold, brave challengers overflowing with energy.

Generous and big-hearted, you are fair to everyone. Calm and steady, you are the person others count on in a crisis.

Read more: meaning of 戊寅, Year of the Tiger and Happaku Dosei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 1938

Japanese school years run from 2 April to 1 April the next year, so people born between 1 January and 1 April (hayaumare) are in the grade above.

4.Longevity celebrations

Kanreki is celebrated at 60 (61 in traditional counting). From Koki on, the celebrations were originally counted in traditional age, which would make each one a year earlier than shown.

5.Yakudoshi (unlucky years) for people born in 1938

Yakudoshi are counted in traditional age (kazoedoshi = the calendar year − birth year + 1; everyone gains a year on 1 January, regardless of birthday).

6.Fortune for the Tiger in 2026 and 2027

2026: overall ★★★★☆ A year with the wind at your back: challenges bear fruit

2027: overall ★★★☆☆ A steady year: consistent effort pays off

Read the full fortune for the Tiger →

7.The calendar of 1938

In 1938, Happaku Dosei sat in the center of the Nine Star Ki year chart, and the lucky direction (where the year god Toshitokujin resides) was south-southeast. Years with the same eto are 1878 and 1998; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1758, 2118).