上元

Chinese

up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
primary; first; fundamental
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)
 
simp. and trad.
(上元)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

上元

  1. Lantern Festival (fifteenth of the first month in the Chinese calendar)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 1
げん
Grade: 2
goon kan'on

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(じょう)(げん) • (jōgenじやうげん (zyaugen)?

  1. Koshōgatsu (festival held on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar)

See also