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    3. 初午

    初午

    初はつ午うま

    first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month

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    はつうま

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    1.
    first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month, traditional day for worship at "fox deity" shrines

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    Kanji that make up this word

    初
    はじ.め・はじ.めて・はつ・はつ-・うい-・-そ.める…(4)
    first time・beginning
    午
    うま…(1)
    noon・sign of the horse・11AM-1PM・seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
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