正月

Chinese

		first; principal	moon; month
simp. and trad. (正月)		正	月

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 正月

1. the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar
2. (Xiamen Hokkien) first three days of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Synonyms

• (first month): 陬月 (Zōuyuè), 寅月 (Yínyuè), 端月 (duānyuè), 元月 (Yuányuè), 初月, 嘉月, 开岁, 新正 (xīnzhēng), 隅月, 孟月 (mèngyuè), 始春, 元春
• (first three days): (Min Nan) 正月正頭／正月正头, 正月正時／正月正时

See also

• Month of the Year: 正月 (zhēngyuè)
  • Previous: 臘月／腊月 (Làyuè)
  • Next: 杏月 (Xìngyuè)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
正	月
しょう Grade: 1	がつ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

From 正 (principal) + 月(month)

Noun

正(しょう)月(がつ) • (shōgatsu) 

1. January
2. New Year

Synonyms

• (New Year):
  • 元旦(がんたん) (gantan): New Year's Day
  • 元日(がんじつ) (ganjitsu): New Year's Day

Coordinate terms

• 初詣(はつもうで) (hatsumōde)
• 初日(はつひ)の出(で) (hatsuhinode)
• 門松(かどまつ) (kadomatsu)
• 御御籤(おみくじ) (omikuji)
• 年賀状(ねんがじょう) (nengajō)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
正	月

Noun

正月 • (jeong'wol) (hangeul 정월)

1. hanja form^? of 정월 (“the first month of the traditional Korean calendar”)