正月

Chinese

first; principal moon; month
simp. and trad.
(正月)

Pronunciation


Noun

正月

  1. the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar
  2. (Xiamen Hokkien) first three days of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
がつ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

From (principal) + (month)

Pronunciation

Noun

正月 (hiragana しょうがつ, rōmaji shōgatsu)

  1. January
  2. New Year

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References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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