Word details

中元

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 中元.

Dictionary

Entry

中元ゅうげんNounFreq #58510
1

15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival

2

mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

in, inside, middle, mean, center

4 strokesFrequency 11JLPT N4Grade 1

On

チュウ

Kun

なかうちあた.る

Nanori

あたるかなえ

beginning, former time, origin

4 strokesFrequency 192JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ゲンガン

Kun

もと

Nanori

ちかはじめはるゆきよし

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