せつぶん – Vocabulary details

せつぶん

Noun

1. setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held

2. last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

orig. meaning

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occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

parched beans (or nuts) scattered around the house during setsubun

Eranthis pinnatifida

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