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December
Twelfth Month
十二月 is December, the twelfth month of the year, in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
大年 see styles |
dainen だいねん |
More info & calligraphy: Danian |
事始め see styles |
kotohajime ことはじめ |
More info & calligraphy: New Beginning |
十二月 see styles |
shí èr yuè shi2 er4 yue4 shih erh yüeh kanna かんな |
More info & calligraphy: December(adverbial noun) December; (female given name) Kanna |
亥 see styles |
hài hai4 hai i い |
12th earthly branch: 9-11 p.m., 10th solar month (7th November-6th December), year of the Boar; ancient Chinese compass point: 330° (1) the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; (2) (obsolete) (See 亥の刻) hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); (3) (obsolete) north-northwest; (4) (obsolete) tenth month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Gai |
絶 绝 see styles |
jué jue2 chüeh zetsu ぜつ |
variant of 絕|绝[jue2] (abbreviation) {hanaf} (See 絶場) starting field which contains the November and-or December 20-point card To cut off, sunder, terminate, end; decidedly, superlatively. |
冬至 see styles |
dōng zhì dong1 zhi4 tung chih touji / toji とうじ |
Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd December-5th January (See 夏至) winter solstice; (surname, given name) Touji |
大歳 see styles |
daisai だいさい |
(1) Taisai; one of the eight gods of the koyomi; (2) (archaism) Jupiter (planet); (1) (archaism) New Year's Eve; December 31st; (2) (archaism) Jupiter (planet); (surname) Daisai |
大雪 see styles |
dà xuě da4 xue3 ta hsüeh ooyuki(p); taisetsu おおゆき(P); たいせつ |
Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December (1) heavy snow; heavy snowfall; (2) (たいせつ only) (See 二十四節気) "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7); (place-name, surname) Daisetsu |
小雪 see styles |
xiǎo xuě xiao3 xue3 hsiao hsüeh shousetsu / shosetsu しょうせつ |
Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December (See 二十四節気) "minor snow" solar term (approx. November 22); (female given name) Sayuki |
師走 see styles |
shiwasu(p); shihasu しわす(P); しはす |
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December; (female given name) Shiwasu |
旧臘 see styles |
kyuurou / kyuro きゅうろう |
(n,adv) last December; end of last year |
極月 see styles |
gokugetsu ごくげつ |
last month of the year; December |
絶場 see styles |
zetsuba ぜつば |
{hanaf} (See 場・ば・6) starting field which contains the November and-or December 20-point card |
大晦日 see styles |
oomisoka おおみそか |
(temporal noun) New Year's Eve; December 31st; (place-name) Oomisoka |
成道会 see styles |
joudoue / jodoe じょうどうえ |
Bodhi Day; Buddhist holiday on December 8 to celebrate Shakyamuni's enlightenment |
毛誕節 毛诞节 see styles |
máo dàn jié mao2 dan4 jie2 mao tan chieh |
Mao Zedong’s birthday, December 26th |
煤払い see styles |
susuharai すすはらい |
(1) cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (2) (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring) |
立三本 see styles |
tatesanbon たてさんぼん |
{hanaf} (See 手役) three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand) of the April, May, July, or December suit |
節禮日 节礼日 see styles |
jié lǐ rì jie2 li3 ri4 chieh li jih |
Boxing Day, holiday on 26th December (the day after Christmas Day) in some countries |
絶対場 see styles |
zettaiba ぜったいば |
(rare) {hanaf} (See 絶場) starting field which contains the November and-or December 20-point card |
顔見せ see styles |
kaomise かおみせ |
(noun/participle) (1) making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (2) (just) showing one's face; showing up; (3) introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); (4) December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform |
顔見世 see styles |
kaomise かおみせ |
(noun/participle) (1) making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (2) (just) showing one's face; showing up; (3) introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); (4) December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform |
こと始め see styles |
kotohajime ことはじめ |
(1) taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; (2) starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); (3) resuming work after the New Year's vacation |
すす払い see styles |
susuharai すすはらい |
(1) cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (2) (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring) |
仕事納め see styles |
shigotoosame しごとおさめ |
last business day of the year (usu. December 28) |
十二月份 see styles |
shí èr yuè fèn shi2 er4 yue4 fen4 shih erh yüeh fen |
December |
十二月病 see styles |
juunigatsubyou / junigatsubyo じゅうにがつびょう |
Christmas blues; holiday stress (during December) |
夕暮れ族 see styles |
yuugurezoku / yugurezoku ゆうぐれぞく |
couple with older man and younger woman; May-December romance |
大みそか see styles |
oomisoka おおみそか |
(temporal noun) New Year's Eve; December 31st |
年の差婚 see styles |
toshinosakon としのさこん |
(colloquialism) (See 年の差・としのさ) marriage between partners of very different ages; May-December marriage |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| December | 十二月 | juu ni gatsu juunigatsu ju ni gatsu | shí èr yuè shi2 er4 yue4 shi er yue shieryue | shih erh yüeh shiherhyüeh |
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