二十四節気

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

Etymology

From 二 (に)十 (じゅう)四 (し) (nijūshi, "twenty-four") + 節 (せっ)気 (き) (sekki, “24 divisions of solar year”).

Proper noun

二十四節気 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 二十四節氣, hiragana にじゅうしせっき, rōmaji Nijūshi Sekki)

the twenty-four divisions of the solar year
the twenty-four terms used to denote the changing of the seasons

Synonyms

節 (せっ)気 (き) (sekki)

See also

二 (に)十 (じゅう)四 (し)節 (せっ)気 (き) (Nijūshi Sekki, “The twenty-four solar terms”):
- Spring: 立 (りっ)春 (しゅん) (Risshun)、雨 (う)水 (すい) (Usui)、啓蟄 (けいちつ) (Keichitsu)、春 (しゅん)分 (ぶん) (Shunbun)、清 (せい)明 (めい) (Seimei)、穀 (こく)雨 (う) (Kokuu)
- Summer: 立 (りっ)夏 (か) (Rikka)、小 (しょう)満 (まん) (Shōman)、芒 (ぼう)種 (しゅ) (Bōshu)、夏 (げ)至 (し) (Geshi)、小 (しょう)暑 (しょ) (Shōsho)、大暑 (たいしょ) (Taisho)
- Autumn: 立 (りっ)秋 (しゅう) (Risshū)、処 (しょ)暑 (しょ) (Shosho)、白 (はく)露 (ろ) (Hakuro)、秋 (しゅう)分 (ぶん) (Shūbun)、寒 (かん)露 (ろ) (Kanro)、霜 (そう)降 (こう) (Sōkō)
- Winter: 立 (りっ)冬 (とう) (Rittō)、小 (しょう)雪 (せつ) (Shōsetsu)、大雪 (たいせつ) (Taisetsu)、冬 (とう)至 (じ) (Tōji)、小 (しょう)寒 (かん) (Shōkan)、大寒 (だいかん) (Daikan)

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