こどもの日

Japanese

こどもの日 (Kodomo no Hi): koinobori or carp (koi) streamers are put up for Children's Day. The black carp (Magoi) at the top represents the father, the red carp (Higoi) represents the mother, and the last carp represents the child, with an additional carp added for each subsequent child with color and position denoting their relative age.

Kanji in this term
日
ひ Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
子供の日

Etymology

Compound of 子供 (kodomo, “child, children”) +‎ の (no, “possessive particle”) +‎ 日 (hi, “day”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こどものひ​ [kòdómó nó híꜜ] (Odaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞do̞mo̞ no̞ çi]

Proper noun

こどもの日(ひ) • (Kodomo no Hi) 

1. Children's Day, a festival held in Japan on 5 May to celebrate children; part of the Golden Week series of holidays in May

See also

• List of festivals in Japan on Wiktionary
• List of festivals in Japan on Wikipedia