旧正月

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
旧	正	月
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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旧正月

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きゅうしょーがつ (Nakadaka – )
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Proper noun

旧(きゅう)正(しょう)月(がつ) • (Kyūshōgatsu) ^{←きうしやうがつ (kiusyaugatu)^?}

Lunar New Year

References

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

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