Word details

女正月

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 女正月.

Dictionary

Entry

女正月おんなしょうがつNounFreq #223677
1

Historical term

15th day of the New Year (when women would belatedly do their New Year's greetings or go back to their parents' homes; in Kyoto and Osaka)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

woman, female

3 strokesFrequency 151JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジョニョニョウ

Kun

おんな

Nanori

おなつき

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

おおくにまさしただし

month, moon

4 strokesFrequency 23JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ゲツガツ

Kun

つき

Nanori

おとがっずきもり

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