節分

Japanese

Kanji in this term
節	分
せつ Grade: 4	ぶん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

節分 (hiragana せつぶん, rōmaji setsubun)

A ceremony celebrating the beginning of spring.
The first day of spring in the traditional lunisolar calendar, 立春 (Risshun).
(archaic) Any of the days that mark the division between two seasons; the first day of spring, summer (立夏 (Rikka)), autumn (立秋 (Risshū)), or winter (立冬 (Rittō)).

See also

立 (りっ)春 (しゅん) (risshun, “first day of spring”)
立 (りっ)夏 (か) (rikka, “first day of summer”)
立 (りっ)秋 (しゅう) (risshū, “first day of autumn”)
立 (りっ)冬 (とう) (rittō, “first day of winter”)
節 (せっ)気 (き) (sekki, “solar term”)

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