Word details

朔

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

Dictionary

Entry

朔さくNounFreq #55502
1

Astronomy

new moon

2

first day of the lunar month

3

Historical term

next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

朔

conjunction (astronomy), first day of month, north

10 strokesFrequency 2,318JLPT N1Grade 9

On

サク

Kun

ついたち

Nanori

たち

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