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

Synonyms

  • 端月, 元月 (Yuányuè), 初月, 嘉月, 开岁, 新正 (xīnzhēng), 隅月, 孟月 (mèngyuè), 始春, 元春, 陬月

Derived terms

  • 正月正頭正月正头
  • 正月酒
  • 正月頭正月头

See also


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

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

References

  1. 1 2 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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