人日

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Chinese

man; person; people
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
simp. and trad.
(人日)
anagram 日人
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Etymology 1

Pronunciation


Proper noun

人日

  1. Renri; Human Day (the seventh of the first month in the Chinese calendar)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (人日):
  • Japanese: 人日(じんじつ) (jinjitsu)
  • Korean: 인일(人日) (inil)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation


Noun

人日

  1. man-day
Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
じん
Grade: 1
じつ
Grade: 1

Noun

(じん)(じつ) (jinjitsu

  1. Human day; also known as 七草(ななくさ)節句(せっく) (nanakusanosekku, the festival of seven herbs); one of the five seasonal festivals (五節句 (gosekku). It is celebrated on January 7.
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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
にん
Grade: 1
にち
Grade: 1

Noun

(にん)(にち) (ninnichi

  1. man-day