二十四節気
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See also: 二十四節氣
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 二 | 十 | 四 | 節 | 気 |
| に Grade: 1 |
じゅう Grade: 1 |
し Grade: 1 |
せつ > せっ Grade: 4 |
き Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | ||||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 二十四節氣 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 二十四 (nijūshi, “twenty-four”) + 節気 (sekki, “24 divisions of solar year”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
二十四節気 • (Nijūshi Sekki) ←にじふしせつき (Nizifusisetuki)?
- the twenty-four divisions of the solar year
- the twenty-four terms used to denote the changing of the seasons
Synonyms
- 節気 (sekki)
See also
- 二十四節気 (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: 立春 (Risshun), 雨水 (Usui), 啓蟄 (Keichitsu), 春分 (Shunbun), 清明 (Seimei), 穀雨 (Kokuu)
- Summer: 立夏 (Rikka), 小満 (Shōman), 芒種 (Bōshu), 夏至 (Geshi), 小暑 (Shōsho), 大暑 (Taisho)
- Autumn: 立秋 (Risshū), 処暑 (Shosho), 白露 (Hakuro), 秋分 (Shūbun), 寒露 (Kanro), 霜降 (Sōkō)
- Winter: 立冬 (Rittō), 小雪 (Shōsetsu), 大雪 (Taisetsu), 冬至 (Tōji), 小寒 (Shōkan), 大寒 (Daikan)
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN