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正月 (しょうがつ): New Year, New Year's Day — Japanese vocabulary

正月 is read しょうがつ and means "New Year, New Year's Day". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

正月

Reading
しょうがつ · shougatsu
Translation
New Year, New Year's Day
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
しょうがつが

Example

正月に家族が集まります。

しょうがつにかぞくがあつまります。

The family gets together at New Year.

Kanji in this word

  • 正 — correct, right
  • 月 — moon, month

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