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墨付け正月
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 墨付け正月.
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Entry
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event in which young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Koshōgatsu (in the San'in region)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
墨
black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico
14 strokesFrequency 1,616JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ボク
Kun
すみ
Nanori
すの
付
adhere, attach, refer to, append
5 strokesFrequency 322JLPT N2Grade 4
On
フ
Kun
つ.ける-つ.ける-づ.けるつ.けつ.け--つ.け-づ.け-づけつ.く-づ.くつ.き-つ.き-つき-づ.き-づき
Nanori
つけ
正
correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
5 strokesFrequency 143JLPT N3Grade 1
On
セイショウ
Kun
ただ.しいただ.すまさまさ.に
Nanori
おおくにままさしただし
月
month, moon
4 strokesFrequency 23JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ゲツガツ
Kun
つき
Nanori
おとがっすずきもり
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