People born in the year of the rabbit are blessed with good fortune and are skilled in speaking.  They have a high level of talent in their chosen field, are ambitious, virtuous and worthy of great trust and admiration.

Since time immemorial, Japanese legend tells of a rabbit on the face of a full moon.  With a wooden kine (mallet), the rabbit is pounding rice in a wooden usu (mortar) to make mochi (rice cakes).