大寒小寒
おおさむこさむ
first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring")
Word Meaning 大寒
だいかん
daikan
大寒 is read as だいかん (daikan) and means "major cold" solar term (approx. January 20, roughly the coldest time of the year).
Meaning
English
- "major cold" solar term (approx. January 20, roughly the coldest time of the year)
- (time of) extreme cold
Reading
Kana
だいかん
Romaji
daikan
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1大寒：１年で最も寒さが厳しくなる日ですが、春がもうすぐ間近に迫っているとも言えます。
Major Cold: It's the day of the year that the cold is most severe, but you could also say that Spring is just coming around the corner.