しょうがつ
Meanings
Noun
1. New Year (esp. first three days)
2. first month of the year; January
Kanji used
correct
moon
Pitch accent
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うがつ
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Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
Little New Year (festival held on January 15); 14th-16th days of the first month of the year; Koshogatsu
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.