Words — 85 found
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 zodiac
干支 【かんし】
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
1. bang; bam; boom; thud; thump; crashOnomatopoeic or mimetic word
- えんぜつしゃ演説者
- は
- こぶし
- で
- テーブル
- を
- どんと
- たたいた 。
3. last round in a game of 12 roundsHanafuda, Slang
5. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -sanHonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, Familiar language, Only applies to どん, See also 殿 どの, southern Kyushu equiv. of -さん
ドン
しょうわ
昭和
1. Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)Historical term
- しょうわ昭和 １０
- ねん年
- は
- せいれき西暦 １９３５
- ねん年
- です 。
2. reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned; quaint; old-schoolColloquial