小正月

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	正	月
こ Grade: 1	しょう Grade: 1	がつ Grade: 1

Etymology

小(こ) (ko) + 正月(しょうがつ) (shōgatsu)

Noun

小(こ)正(しょう)月(がつ) • (koshōgatsu) 

1. The first full moon of the new year, on the 15th day of the first lunar month (approximately mid-February).

See also

• 小正月 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Little New Year on Wikipedia.Wikipedia