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    3. 正月

    正月

    正しょう月がつ

    New Year (esp. first three days)

    KMT3News #6+1CoreNounDaily LifeCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab9 strokes

    しょうがつ

    Noun

    1.
    New Year (esp. first three days)
    2.
    first month of the year, January

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    正しょう月がつは家か族ぞくと過すごします。

    I spend New Year's with my family.

    KMT2Culture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships
    日に本ほんでは正しょう月がつにおせち料りょう理りを食たべます。

    In Japan, people eat Osechi Ryori during New Year's.

    KMT3Culture & TraditionsFood & Dining
    お餅もちは正しょう月がつによく食たべられる伝でん統とう的てきな食たべ物ものです。

    Mochi is a traditional food often eaten during New Year's.

    KMT3Culture & TraditionsFood & Dining
    正しょう月がつ休やすみを利り用ようして、海かい外がい旅りょ行こうに行いく人ひとも多おおい。

    Many people take advantage of the New Year's holiday to go on overseas trips.

    KMT4Culture & TraditionsTravel & Transportation
    正しょう月がつには、神じん社じゃやお寺てらに初ハツモ詣ウデに行いくのが日に本ほんの伝でん統とうです。

    Visiting shrines and temples for Hatsumode during New Year's is a Japanese tradition.

    KMT4Culture & TraditionsDaily LifeReligion & Philosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    正
    ただ.しい・ただ.す・まさ・まさ.に…(7)
    correct・justice・righteous・10**40
    月
    つき…(7)
    month・moon
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