しょうがつ
Meanings
Noun
1. 一年の最初の月。一月。睦月(むつき)。
2. 年始の祝いをする期間。一般に、「松の内」を指す。新年。
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
first seven days of the year
twentieth day of the first month (end of New Year celebrations, upon which remaining New Year's food is eaten, decorations are stowed away, etc.)
Examples (4 in total)
At the New Year, we spend a lot of time with our family.
In China, they celebrate New Year by the lunar calendar.
Some people dislike the traditional New Year's ritual.