小正月

Japanese
Kanji in this term
小 正 月
こ
Grade: 1		 しょう
Grade: 1		 がつ
Grade: 1

Etymology

小 (こ) (ko) + 正月 (しょうがつ) (shōgatsu)

Noun

小正月 (hiragana こしょうがつ, rōmaji koshōgatsu)

  1. The first full moon of the new year, on the 15th day of the first lunar month (approximately mid-February).

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