JLPT N2 · Noun

元日 (ganjitsu)

元日 (がんじつ, ganjitsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “New Year's Day”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: がんじつ
Romaji: ganjitsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

New Year's Day · noun

Example sentences

元日に神社へ参拝する日本人は多い。

On New Year's Day many Japanese go to the shrine to worship.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 元日

元

beginning, former time, originゲン・ガン・もと · 4 strokes

日

day, sun, Japanニチ・ジツ・ひ・-び · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 元日.

元気げんきlively元もとorigin足元あしもとat one's feet元々もともとoriginally元首げんしゅsovereign元素げんそelement還元かんげんrestoration元年がんねんfirst year (of an imperial era)元来がんらいoriginally手元てもとat hand地元じもとhome area日にちSunday明日あしたtomorrow一日いちにちone day

Source: JMdict entry 1261010 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.