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正月

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

正月 — “New Year, New Year's”

正月 (read しょうがつ) means New Year, New Year's. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

しょうがつ

Meaning

New Year, New Year's

正月 in a sentence

正月しょうがつは実家じっかに帰りかえります。

I go back to my parents' home for New Year's.

The kanji in 正月

正correct, right
月moon; month

Words that share a kanji with 正月

正しいただしい— correct, right
正確せいかく— accurate, precise, exact
修正しゅうせい— amendment, revision, correction
正午しょうご— noon, midday
正直しょうじき— honest, frank
正せい— correct; positive (number)
正式せいしき— formal, official
不正ふせい— injustice, dishonesty, fraud

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