中元
ちゅうげん
chuugen
JMdict entry #1424110
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) 15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
see: お中元
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
御中元や御歳暮の習慣はなかなかすたれない。
go chuugen ya go seibo no shuukan ha nakanaka sutare nai 。
The gift-giving custom dies hard.