Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きゅう
Grade: 5
しょう
Grade: 1
がつ
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
舊正月 (kyūjitai)
 
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Etymology

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From (きゅう) (kyū) + 正月(しょうがつ) (shōgatsu), literally "Old New Year".

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) きゅうしょーがつ [kyùúshóꜜògàtsù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲɨːɕo̞ːɡa̠t͡sɨ]

Proper noun

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(きゅう)(しょう)(がつ) (Kyūshōgatsuきうしやうがつ (kiusyaugatu)?

  1. Lunar New Year

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN