Word Meaning 旧正月

Listen to 正月

正月

しょうがつ

New Year (esp. first three days)

Listen to 墨付け正月

墨付け正月

すみつけしょうがつ

event in which young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Koshōgatsu (in the San'in region)

Listen to 二十日正月

二十日正月

はつかしょうがつ

twentieth day of the first month (end of New Year celebrations, upon which remaining New Year's food is eaten, decorations are stowed away, etc.)

Listen to 大正月

大正月

おおしょうがつ

first seven days of the year

Listen to お正月

お正月

おしょうがつ

New Year (esp. first three days)

Listen to 目の正月

目の正月

めのしょうがつ

feast for one's eyes

Listen to 小正月

小正月

こしょうがつ

Little New Year (festival held on January 15)

Listen to 新正月

新正月

しんしょうがつ

January (according to the new calendar)

Listen to 女正月

女正月

おんなしょうがつ

15th day of the New Year (when women would belatedly do their New Year's greetings or go back to their parents' homes; in Kyoto and Osaka)

Listen to 盆と正月が一緒に来た様

盆と正月が一緒に来た様

ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう

as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time

Listen to 正月飾り

正月飾り

しょうがつかざり

New Year's decorations

Listen to 正月太り

正月太り

しょうがつぶとり

putting on weight over the New Year's holidays