節分 (せつぶん)last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usually February 3 or 4); holiday for end of winter (accompanied by a bean scattering ceremony); last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
- last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usually February 3 or 4); holiday for end of winter (accompanied by a bean scattering ceremony)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 節分
- 節Node; Season; PeriodRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
- 分Part; Minute Of Time; SegmentRead with its on'yomi here
Words that share its kanji
- 季節きせつseason; time of year
- 節せつoccasion; time
- 節目ふしめturning point; critical juncture
- 使節しせつenvoy; ambassador
- 節約せつやくeconomising; saving
- 関節かんせつjoint (knee, elbow, etc.)
- 一節いっせつa verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza
- 節減せつげんretrenchment; curtailment
- 分野ぶんやfield; sphere
- 自分じぶんmyself; yourself
- 部分ぶぶんportion; section
- 処分しょぶんdisposal; throwing away
- 十分じゅうぶんenough; sufficient
- 半分はんぶんhalf
- 残った分のこったぶんamount left over; remaining portion
- 分析ぶんせきanalysis
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