four seasons of Japan

Let’s share the four seasons of Japan by the calendar. Four seasons have given a strong influence on Japanese history, tradition, and culture.

basic words of japanese calendar

Japanese Zodiac

子(ne):mouse
丑 (ushi):ox
寅(tora):tiger
卯(u):rabbit
辰(tasu):dragon
巳(mi):snake
午(uma):horse
未(hitsuji):sheep
申(saru):monkey
酉(tori):rooster
戌(inu):dog
亥(i):boar

season

spring:春(haru)
summer:夏(natsu)
autumn:秋(aki)
winter:冬(huyu)

month

new calendar

january:1月(ichi gatsu)
feburary:2月(ni gatsu)
march:3月(san gatsu)
april:4月(shi gatsu)
may:5月(go gatsu)
june:6月(roku gatsu)
july:7月(shichi gatsu)
august:8月(hachi gatsu)
september:9月(ku gatsu)
october:10月(jyu gatsu)
november:11月(jyu ichi gatsu)
december:12月(jyu ni gatsu)

lunar calendar

january:睦月(mutsuki)
feburary:如月(kisaragi)
march:弥生(yayoi)
april:卯月(uduki)
may:皐月(satsuki)
june:水無月(minatsuki)
july:文月(humitsuki)
august:葉月(hatsuki)
september:長月(nagatsuki)
october:神無月(kannaduki)
november:霜月(jyu ichi gatsu)
december:師走(shiwasu)

rokuyo(六曜)

先勝(sensyou):good day of acting as far as possible
友引(tomobiki):the same thing happens to my friend
先負(senpu):live safely so that nothing bads happen
仏滅(bustumetsu):the day when things end
大安(taian):Auspicious day all day
赤口(syakou):The day when everything disappears

Day of the week

sunday:日曜日(nichi you bi)
monday:月曜日(gestu you bi)
tuesday:火曜日(ka you bi)
wedensday:水曜日(sui you bi)
thursday:木曜日(moku you bi)
friday:金曜日(kin you bi)
saturday:土曜日(do youbi)

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