Word Meaning 正月太り

しょうがつぶとり shougatsubutori

正月太り is read as しょうがつぶとり (shougatsubutori) and means putting on weight over the New Year's holidays.

Meaning

English

putting on weight over the New Year's holidays

Reading

Kana

しょうがつぶとり

Romaji

shougatsubutori

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 63759 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

正月飾り

しょうがつかざり

New Year's decorations

正月

しょうがつ

New Year (esp. first three days)

旧正月

きゅうしょうがつ

lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)

太郎月

たろうづき

first lunar month

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)

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

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.)

大正月

おおしょうがつ

first seven days of the year

お正月

おしょうがつ

New Year (esp. first three days)

目の正月

めのしょうがつ

feast for one's eyes

小正月

こしょうがつ

Little New Year (festival held on January 15)

新正月

しんしょうがつ

January (according to the new calendar)