げん
元
しょう
宵
せつ
節

noun

  1. lantern festival, held on the 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
せつ
節
 元宵節 げんしょうせつ

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 (Early High School, 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 (Early High School, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
node, season, period
セツ　ふし　セチ (4th, N1)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual, (個 variant)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
instant, namely, as is
ソク　すなわ.ち　つ.く (Early Jr. High, N1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment, (衣 variant)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)