しょうがつ
Meanings
Noun
1. New Year (esp. first three days)
2. first month of the year; January
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (15 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 New Year; Koshōgatsu
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.
The office was closed for 10 days for the New Year's holiday.
Some people dislike the traditional New Year's ritual.