節分
Japanese
Kanji
in this term
節
分
せつ
Grade: 4
ぶん
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Noun
節分
(
hiragana
せつぶん
,
rōmaji
setsubun
)
A
ceremony
celebrating the beginning of
spring
.
The first day of spring in the traditional
lunisolar calendar
,
立春
(
Risshun
)
.
(
archaic
)
Any of the days that mark the division between two seasons; the first day of spring,
summer
(
立夏
(
Rikka
)
),
autumn
(
立秋
(
Risshū
)
), or winter (
立冬
(
Rittō
)
).
See also
立
(
りっ
)
春
(
しゅん
)
(
risshun
,
“
first day of spring
”
)
立
(
りっ
)
夏
(
か
)
(
rikka
,
“
first day of summer
”
)
立
(
りっ
)
秋
(
しゅう
)
(
risshū
,
“
first day of autumn
”
)
立
(
りっ
)
冬
(
とう
)
(
rittō
,
“
first day of winter
”
)
節
(
せっ
)
気
(
き
)
(
sekki
,
“
solar term
”
)
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