げん
ちょ

noun

  1. day of the boar in the tenth month.
  2. mochi eaten on the day of the boar (esp. at the time of the boar).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
げん
ちょ
玄猪 げんちょ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mysterious, occultness, black
ゲン けん くろ (7th, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
boar
いのしし チョ いの (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
dog(犬) variant
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)