正月 (しょうがつ) — New Year, January
正月
New Year
Frequency #3800
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 1
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun
shougatsu
しょうがつ
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
しょうがつ[4] odaka 尾高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- New Year
- January