三箇日
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 三 | 箇 | 日 |
| さん Grade: 1 |
か > が Grade: S |
にち Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | ||
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 三が日 三ヶ日 |
Etymology
Literally the “three days”. 箇 (ka) is a counter for items suffixed to Sino-Japanese numerals. The -ka changes to -ga as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
三箇日 • (San ga Nichi)
- the first three days of the first month, corresponding to January 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the modern Japanese calendar
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN