Word Meaning 冬至

とうじ touji

冬至 is read as とうじ (touji) and means winter solstice.

Meaning

English

winter solstice

Reading

Kana

とうじ

Romaji

touji

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 夏至 Rank 15288 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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冬至点

とうじてん

winter solstitial point

冬至線

とうじせん

the Tropic of Capricorn

冬至南瓜

とうじかぼちゃ

custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice

冬至粥

とうじがゆ

adzuki bean rice gruel eaten on the day of the winter solstice (to chase away demons that spread contagious diseases)

夏至

げし

summer solstice

必至

ひっし

brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

乃至

ないし

二至

にし

the two solstices (summer and winter)

四至

しいし

four sides (boundaries) of a property

冬季

とうき

(season of) winter

冬

ふゆ

winter

冬休み

ふゆやすみ

winter vacation

Example Sentences

今日は冬至です。

Today is the winter solstice.

冬至になります。

Winter solstice is coming.

冬至が近づいています。

Winter solstice is coming.

冬至には柚子湯に入ります。

On the winter solstice we have a hot bath with yuzu citrus fruits in it.

日本では春分の日と秋分の日は国民の祝日だが、夏至と冬至は祝日ではない。

In Japan, the vernal and autumnal equinoxes are national holidays, but the summer and winter solstices are not.

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