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正月
しょうがつ
N4
noun
Meanings
1
New Year
2
New Year's Day
3
New Year (esp. first three days)
4
first month of the year
5
January
Example sentence
日本では老いも若きも正月を祝います。
Young and old in Japan celebrate New Year's Day.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 正月 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
正
Correct, Justice, Righteous
5 strokes
月
Month, Moon
4 strokes
More words with
正
正式
せいしき ·
official
N3
改正
かいせい ·
revision
N2
正常
せいじょう ·
normalcy
N1
修正
しゅうせい ·
amendment
N3
正義
せいぎ ·
Full entry on Jisho
justice
N1
正面
しょうめん ·
front
N2
是正
ぜせい ·
correction
N1
正午
しょうご ·
noon
N3
More words with
月
先月
せんげつ ·
last month
N5
今月
こんげつ ·
this month
N5
一月
ひとつき ·
one month
N5
来月
らいげつ ·
next month
N5
毎月
まいげつ; まいつき ·
every month
N5
毎月
まいつき ·
every month
同月
どうげつ ·
the same month
月刊
げっかん ·
monthly publication
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