こどもの日

Japanese
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”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こどものひ​ [kòdómó nó híꜜ] (Odaka – [5])[1]
  • 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

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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