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    3. 時候

    時候

    時じ候こう

    season

    KMT10News #46+1NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab20 strokes

    じこう

    Noun

    1.
    season, time of the year

    Stroke 0 / 20

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    時じ候こうの挨あい拶さつは手て紙がみの冒ぼう頭とうに書かかれる。

    Seasonal greetings are written at the beginning of letters.

    KMT8Daily LifeCulture & Traditions
    時じ候こうの移うつり変かわりを感かんじる今きょ日うこの頃ごろです。

    These days, I feel the changing of the seasons.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    時じ候こうの挨あい拶さつは、日に本ほんの文ぶん化かにおいて相あい手てへの気き遣づかいを表あらわす重じゅう要ような要よう素そだ。

    Seasonal greetings are an important element in Japanese culture that expresses consideration for the other person.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    時じ候こうの風ふう物ぶつ詩しとして、桜さくらの開かい花かは多おおくの人ひと々びとに愛あいされている。

    As a seasonal tradition, the blooming of cherry blossoms is loved by many people.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentCulture & Traditions
    手て紙がみの書かき出だしに時じ候こうの挨あい拶さつを入いれるのは、日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな習しゅう慣かんだ。

    Including a seasonal greeting at the beginning of a letter is a traditional Japanese custom.

    KMT10Daily LifeCulture & TraditionsLiterature

    Kanji that make up this word

    時
    とき・-どき…(3)
    time・hour
    候
    そうろう…(1)
    climate・season・weather・wait for・expect
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