Word Meaning 春分

しゅんぶん shumbun

春分 is read as しゅんぶん (shumbun) and means vernal equinox.

Meaning

English

vernal equinox
spring equinox

Reading

Kana

しゅんぶん

Romaji

shumbun

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 秋分 Rank 7531 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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春分の日

しゅんぶんのひ

Vernal Equinox Day (national holiday; March 20 or 21)

春分点

しゅんぶんてん

the vernal equinox (the equinoctal point)

春

はる

New Year

春秋

はるあき

spring and autumn

春夏秋冬

しゅんかしゅうとう

spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter

春風

はるかぜ

spring breeze

春雨

しゅんう

gentle spring rain

春先

はるさき

beginning of spring

春休み

はるやすみ

spring break

春めく

はるめく

to become spring-like

大分

だいぶ

considerably

不十分

ふじゅうぶん

insufficient

Example Sentences

イースターは、春分後の最初の満月の次の日曜日に祝われる。

Easter is celebrated on the Sunday after the first spring full moon.

春分の日を境に昼が夜より長くなり、生物はかなり生気に満ちてきます。

From the spring equinox the days become longer than the nights, and living creatures are becoming full of life.

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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春分 Chunfen