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四月 is April in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
This was originally the fourth month of the Chinese lunar year, now used for the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar (also known as the Western or Christian calendar). 四月 literally mean "fourth month" or "fourth moon."
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
平 see styles |
píng / ping2 p`ing / ping byō / へい |
 More info & calligraphy: (prefix) (abbreviation) (See 平成) nth year in the Heisei era (January 8, 1989-April 30, 2019); (surname) Yoshi Even, level, tranquil; ordinary. |
四月 see styles |
sì yuè / si4 yue4 ssu yüeh shigatsu / よつき |
 More info & calligraphy: four months; (personal name) Watanuki Āṣāḍha, the fourth month. |
卯 see styles |
mǎo / mao3 mao u(p);bou / u(p);bo / う(P);ぼう |
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east); variant of 鉚|铆[mao3]; to exert one's strength fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Hare, 5am-7am, east, February); (personal name) Bou |
巳 see styles |
sì / si4 ssu shi / み |
6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake; ancient Chinese compass point: 150° sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April); (female given name) Mi snake |
楝 see styles |
liàn / lian4 lien sendan / せんだん ouchi / ochi / おうち |
Melia japonica (1) (kana only) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); (1) (archaism) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May |
樗 see styles |
chū / chu1 ch`u / chu buna / ぶな |
simaroubaceae (1) (archaism) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May; (surname) Buna |
辰 see styles |
chén / chen2 ch`en / chen shin / たつ |
5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon; ancient Chinese compass point: 120° fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac (The Dragon, 7am-9am, east-southeast, March); (given name) Yoshi Hour; time; the celestial bodies. |
去る see styles |
saru / さる | (v5r,vi) (1) to leave; to go away; (2) to pass; to elapse; (3) to be distant; (transitive verb) (4) to send away; to drive off; to divorce; (suf,v5r) (5) ... completely; (pre-noun adjective) (6) last ... (e.g. "last April") |
平成 see styles |
píng chéng / ping2 cheng2 p`ing ch`eng / ping cheng heisei / hese / へいせい |
Heisei, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1989-2019) of emperor Akihito 明仁[Ming2 ren2] (See 元号) Heisei era (January 8, 1989-April 30, 2019); (place-name) Heisei (reign of emperor) |
年度 see styles |
nián dù / nian2 du4 nien tu nendo / ねんど |
year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual (n,n-suf) (1) fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; (2) academic year; school year; (3) product year |
強飯 see styles |
gouhan / gohan / ごうはん | event in which someone is forced to eat a large quantity of rice (e.g. the April 2 Shugendō ceremony at Nikko's Rinnōji temple) |
春分 see styles |
chūn fēn / chun1 fen1 ch`un fen / chun fen shunbun / しゅんぶん |
Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st March-4th April (See 二十四節気) vernal equinox; spring equinox |
来る see styles |
kuru / くる kitaru / きたる | (vk,vi) (1) to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; (vk,vi,aux-v) (2) to come back; to do ... and come back; (3) to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; (vk,vi) (4) to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; (5) to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ..."); (pre-noun adjective) (1) next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; (v5r,vi) (2) to come; to arrive; to be due to |
清明 see styles |
qīng míng / qing1 ming2 ch`ing ming / ching ming seimei / seme / せいめい |
clear and bright; sober and calm; (of a government or administration) well ordered (n,adj-na,adj-t) (1) pure and clear; (2) (See 二十四節気) "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5); (g,p) Seimei |
穀雨 谷雨 see styles |
gǔ yǔ / gu3 yu3 ku yü kokuu / koku / こくう |
Guyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th April-4th May (See 二十四節気) "grain rain" solar term (approx. April 20); (given name) Kokuu |
花祭 see styles |
huā jì / hua1 ji4 hua chi kesai / はなまつり |
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak; (place-name) Hanamatsuri Buddha's birthday celebration |
踏青 see styles |
tà qīng / ta4 qing1 t`a ch`ing / ta ching tousei / tose / とうせい |
lit. tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green); spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April outing in spring; (given name) Tousei |
万愚節 see styles |
bangusetsu / ばんぐせつ | (See エイプリルフール・1) April Fools' Day |
制怛羅 制怛罗 see styles |
zhì dá luó / zhi4 da2 luo2 chih ta lo Seitanra |
Caitra, the spring month in which the full moon is in this constellation, i. e. Virgo or 角; M. W. gives it as March-April, in China it is the first month of spring from the 16th of the first moon to the 15th of the second. Also idem 制多 caitya; (Skt. Caitra) |
四一二 see styles |
sì yī èr / si4 yi1 er4 ssu i erh |
12th April; refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai |
四月份 see styles |
sì yuè fèn / si4 yue4 fen4 ssu yüeh fen |
April |
山王祭 see styles |
sannoumatsuri / sannomatsuri / さんのうまつり | (1) (See 山王権現) Sannou Festival (Hie Shrine in Tokyo; June 15); (2) Sannou Festival (Hie Shrine in Shiga; April 14) |
愚人節 愚人节 see styles |
yú rén jié / yu2 ren2 jie2 yü jen chieh |
April Fools' Day |
来たる see styles |
kitaru / きたる | (pre-noun adjective) (1) next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; (v5r,vi) (2) to come; to arrive; to be due to |
楝;樗 see styles |
ouchi / ochi / おうち | (1) (archaism) (See 栴檀・せんだん) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May |
沖縄戦 see styles |
okinawasen / おきなわせん | Battle of Okinawa (April, 1945) |
清明祭 see styles |
seimeisai / semesai / せいめいさい | (See シーミー) tomb sweeping festival (Okinawa, April 4 or 5) |
清明節 清明节 see styles |
qīng míng jié / qing1 ming2 jie2 ch`ing ming chieh / ching ming chieh |
Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April) |
花祭り see styles |
hanamatsuri / はなまつり | Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak |
都踊り see styles |
miyakoodori / みやこおどり | dance performance held in April by geisha and maiko in Kyoto's Gion district |
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| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| April | 艾譜莉 艾谱莉 | ài pǔ lì ai4 pu3 li4 ai pu li aipuli | ai p`u li aipuli ai pu li |
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| April | 艾普爾 艾普尔 | ài pǔ ěr ai4 pu3 er3 ai pu er aipuer | ai p`u erh aipuerh ai pu erh |
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| April | 四月 | shi gatsu / shigatsu | sì yuè / si4 yue4 / si yue / siyue | ssu yüeh / ssuyüeh |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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