黄道吉日

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 黃道吉日 (“an auspicious day in the lunar calendar on which a certain activity such as marriage is favoured.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 黃道吉日).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
どう
Grade: 2
きち
Grade: S
にち
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
黃道吉日 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 黄道 (ecliptic) +‎ 吉日 (auspicious day), from the belief that the movement of the sun along the ecliptic determined the outcome of human endeavours.

Pronunciation

Noun

(こう)(どう)(きち)(にち) (kōdōkichinichi

  1. (religion) in Onmyodo, an auspicious day to carry out an activity

References

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