Word Meaning 元夕

げんせき genseki

元夕 is read as げんせき (genseki) and means night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar.

Meaning

English

night of the 15th day of the first month in the lunar calendar

Reading

Kana

げんせき

Romaji

genseki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 127200 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

元日

がんじつ

New Year's Day

元

もと

earlier times

元金

がんきん

capital

元気

げんき

healthy

元本

がんぽん

principal (invest.)

元来

がんらい

in the first place

元々

もともと

none the worse (for)

元年

がんねん

first year (of an imperial era)

元より

もとより

of course

元手

もとで

asset

元通り

もとどおり

as before

七夕

しちせき

Star Festival (held in July or August)