Word Meaning 中元

ちゅうげん chuugen

中元 is read as ちゅうげん (chuugen) and means 15th day of the 7th lunar month.

Meaning

English

15th day of the 7th lunar month
(last day of) Bon lantern festival
mid-year gift
summer gift
Bon Festival gifts

Reading

Kana

ちゅうげん

Romaji

chuugen

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 12997 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お中元

おちゅうげん

mid-year gift

中古

ちゅうこ

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

中心

ちゅうしん

-centered

中立

ちゅうりつ

neutrality

中止

ちゅうし

cancellation (of a planned event)

中道

ちゅうどう

middle way

中世

ちゅうせい

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods)

中空

ちゅうくう

hollow

中秋

ちゅうしゅう

15th day of the 8th lunar month

中京

ちゅうきょう

Nagoya

中古車

ちゅうこしゃ

used car

中生代

ちゅうせいだい

Mesozoic era