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正月 January - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
正月
English: January
Romaji:
shougatsu
Kanji: 正月 (9 Strokes)
JLPT Level: ---
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Different Meanings:

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

しょうがつやすみ :: 正月休み New Year holidays

しょうがつえいが :: 正月映画 Film shown over the New Year period

すみつけしょうがつ :: 墨付け正月 Event in which young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Koshōgatsu (in the San'in region)

おんなしょうがつ :: 女正月 15th day of the New Year (when women would belatedly do their New Year's greetings or go back to their parents' homes; in Kyoto and Osaka)

おおしょうがつ :: 大正月 First seven days of the year

しょうがつかざり :: 正月飾り New Year's decorations

おしょうがつ :: 御正月 January

おしょうがつ :: 御正月 First month of the year

おしょうがつ :: 御正月 New Year (esp. first three days)

おしょうがつ :: お正月 January

おしょうがつ :: お正月 First month of the year

おしょうがつ :: お正月 New Year (esp. first three days)

はつかしょうがつ :: 二十日正月 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.)

しょうがつぶとり :: 正月太り Putting on weight over the New Year's holidays

しんしょうがつ :: 新正月 January (according to the new calendar)

ねしょうがつ :: 寝正月 Staying at home during the New Year's holiday

こしょうがつ :: 小正月 Koshōgatsu

こしょうがつ :: 小正月 14th-16th days of the New Year

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

ぼんとしょうがつ :: 盆と正月 Two great things (happening at the same time)

ぼんとしょうがつ :: 盆と正月 The Bon Festival and New Year

めのしょうがつ :: 目の正月 Sight as pleasing as the New Year

めのしょうがつ :: 目の正月 Feast for one's eyes

ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう :: 盆と正月が一緒に来た様 As if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time

ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう :: 盆と正月が一緒に来た様 As if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time

ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう :: 盆と正月が一緒に来た様 As if Lady Luck had just visited twice

ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう :: 盆と正月が一緒に来た様 As if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time

ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう :: 盆と正月が一緒に来たよう As if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time

ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう :: 盆と正月が一緒に来たよう As if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time

ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう :: 盆と正月が一緒に来たよう As if Lady Luck had just visited twice

ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう :: 盆と正月が一緒に来たよう As if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time

Using 正月 in sentences:

(Japanese) もうすぐお正月ですね。

(English) New Year's Day is close at hand.

(Japanese) 正月太りが解消されないから、我慢しようと思ってはいるんだけど、ついついチョコに手が伸びちゃうのよね。

(English) Although I still haven't been able to lose the weight I gained over New Year's, I've not been able to keep myself away from chocolate, as much as I've been trying to resist it.

(Japanese) お正月には金箔入りのお神酒を頂きました。

(English) I drank ceremonial sake with gold leaf in it at the new year.

(Japanese) 今年は寝正月になりそうだ。

(English)

(Japanese) お正月は何してるの？

(English) What are you doing for New Years? What are you doing for New Year's?

How do you say January in Japanese?

Answer: 正月

How many kanji strokes does 正月 have?

Answer: 9

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