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正月

しょうがつ

Meanings

New Year (esp. first three days)
first month of the year; January

Part of speech: noun

Kanji

正
Meanings
correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
On reading
セイ、ショウ
Kun reading
ただ.しい、ただ.す、まさ、まさ.に
Strokes
5
月
Meanings
month, moon
On reading
ゲツ、ガツ
Kun reading
つき
Strokes
4

Example sentences

正月はすぐそこまで来ている。
New Year's Day is close at hand.
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