Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
そ(め) > ぞ(め)
Grade: 4
しき
Grade: 3
kun’yomi on’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 出初式 – see the following entry.
でぞめしき
[noun] Japanese New Year tradition among firefighting companies, including extravagant shows of prowess such as ladder-scaling
Alternative spelling
出初め式
(This term, 出初式, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)