建国記念の日

Japanese

Kanji in this term
建	国	記	念	日
けん Grade: 4	こく Grade: 2	き Grade: 2	ねん Grade: 4	ひ Grade: 1
kan’on			goon	kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
建國記念の日 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 建(けん)国(こく)記(き)念(ねん)日(び) (Kenkoku Kinenbi)

Etymology

建国 (“nation founding”) +‎ 記念 (“anniversary”) +‎ の (attributive particle) +‎ 日 (“day”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けんこくき​ねんのひ [kèńkókú kíꜜnèǹ nò hì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ŋko̞kɯ̟ᵝ kʲinẽ̞n no̞ çi]

Proper noun

建(けん)国(こく)記(き)念(ねん)の日(ひ) • (Kenkoku Kinen no Hi) 

1. the National Foundation Day (day for celebrating the founding of Japan, established as February 11, in 1967, formerly called 紀元節)

See also

• 国(こっ)記(き) (kokki)