Word Meaning 七十二候

しちじゅうにこう shichijuunikou

七十二候 is read as しちじゅうにこう (shichijuunikou) and means the 72 microseasons of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into 3.

Meaning

English

  1. the 72 microseasons of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into 3

Reading

Kana

しちじゅうにこう

Romaji

shichijuunikou

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 56738 Priority I

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七十路

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七十

ななそ

seventy

七十人訳聖書

しちじゅうにんやくせいしょ

Septuagint

七十古希

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二十歳

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20 years old

二十四時間制

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around-the-clock system

十二直

じゅうにちょく

twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities

十二経

じゅうにけい

twelve meridians (in acupuncture, etc.)

十二面体

じゅうにめんたい

dodecahedron

二十面体

にじゅうめんたい

icosahedron

十二進法

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duodecimal system