Word Meaning 五節句

ごせっく gosekku

五節句 is read as ごせっく (gosekku) and means the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9).

Meaning

English

the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)

Reading

Kana

ごせっく

Romaji

gosekku

Writing Variants

五節供 ごせっく gosekku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Rank 90118 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

五月の節句

ごがつのせっく

Boy's Festival

五言絶句

ごごんぜっく

poem of four lines, each of five (Chinese) characters

五節

ごせつ

the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)

五旬節

ごじゅんせつ

Pentecost

節句

せっく

seasonal festival

初節句

はつぜっく

baby's first annual festival

三月の節句

さんがつのせっく

Girls' Festival (March 3)

女の節句

おんなのせっく

Girl's Festival (March 3)

男の節句

おとこのせっく

Boys' Day celebration (May 5)

七草の節句

ななくさのせっく

Feast of the Seven Herbs of Health (one of the five seasonal festivals; celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month in the lunar calendar)

端午の節句

たんごのせっく

Boys' Day celebration (May 5)

桃の節句

もものせっく

Doll's Festival (March 3)