げん
元
しょう
宵

noun

  1. night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
げん
元
しょう
宵
 元宵 げんしょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

beginning, former time, origin
ゲン　もと　ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
wee hours, evening, early night
よい　ショウ (9th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
resemblance
ショウ　あやか.る (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)