Meaning

Primary

Seasonal Festival

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Think of what a paragraph of a season would be. It's a small part of the season, but it's worth writing about. That's a seasonal festival. These are fun!

Reading

せっく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. Just note that せつ gets shortened to せっ just like many s do in this situation.

Context

Context Sentences

もうすぐももの節句なので、ひな人形を出しました。

I put out the hina dolls because the Girl's Festival is just around the corner.

五節句を全部言えますか。

Can you name all five seasonal festivals?

「端午の節句」と呼ばれる日本の男の子の日に欠かせないのが、鯉をかたどった「鯉のぼり」と呼ばれる吹き流しです。

Japan's day for boys, called "Boy's Day," would be incomplete without the carp-shaped streamers known as "koi nobori."

Kanji Composition