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えと
干支
1. sexagenary cycle; 60-term cycle of 12 zodiac animals combined with 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar; currently used in Japan for years, historically also for days
2. 12-year Chinese zodiacOnly applies to えと
干支 【かんし】
えと: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading).
かんいじゅうにかい
冠位十二階
1. first system to rank officials into 12 levels (603 CE)
2. Twelve Level Cap and Rank System, established in 603, was the first of what would be seve... Read more
1. hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flowerHanafuda
えつねん
越年
1. seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; hibernation
2. playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one gameHanafuda, Only applies to えつねん
越年 【おつねん】
1. 108; one hundred and eight
- 「
- 百八
- といえば
- ぼんのう煩悩
- の
- かず数
- だ 」「
- おにいお兄ちゃん
- は
- どんな
- ぼんのう煩悩
- が
- ある
- の ？」「
- い言って
- も
- いい
- が 、
- けんえつ検閲
- さくじょ削除
- になる
- ぞ 」
百八 【ひゃくはち】
1. wearing one's hair up
2. coming-of-age ceremony where 12 to 13-year-old girls get their long hair tied upHistorical term
3. wearing one's hair up with a hairpin (type of hairstyle used by court ladies)Historical term
1. kindling burned in shrines and templesArchaic
2. special kindling used in samurai families during the Edo period for the 15th of the first month and painted with 12 brush strokes (13 on a lucky year)Archaic
3. kindling offered by officials to the imperial court during the ritsuryō periodArchaic
まわ
回り
- その
- まち町
- の
- まわり
- には
- たか高い
- じょうへき城壁
- が
- ある 。
2. making the rounds
3. spreading
4. effect; efficacy
5. by way of; via
6. round; turn
7. size
8. 12-year period; 12-year age difference
廻り 【まわり】
そうし
草紙
1. written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll)
2. a text written entirely in kana
3. graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries)
4. notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.)
5. rough draft
草子 【そうし】、双紙 【そうし】、冊子 【そうし】
つれづれぐさ
徒然草
1. Essays in Idleness by Yoshida Kenkou (1283-1352)Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
2. Essays in Idleness by Yoshida Kenkou (1283-1352)