Word Meaning 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 bon to shou ga tsugaissho ni kitayou

盆と正月が一緒に来た様 is read as ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう (bon to shou ga tsugaissho ni kitayou) and means as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time.

Meaning

English

  1. as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time
  2. as if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time
  3. as if Lady Luck had just visited twice
  4. as if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time

Reading

Kana

ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう

Romaji

bon to shou ga tsugaissho ni kitayou

Writing Variants

  • 盆と正月が一緒に来たよう ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう bon to shou ga tsugaissho ni kitayou

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 68 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb Rank 54787 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

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盆と正月

ぼんとしょうがつ

the Bon Festival and New Year

一種異様

いっしゅいよう

eccentric

尋常一様

じんじょういちよう

ordinary

一様

いちよう

common

お一人様

おひとりさま

unmarried and childless older woman

お月様

おつきさま

the Moon

正直一徹

しょうじきいってつ

stubbornly honest

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)

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)

来月

らいげつ

next month

一緒

いっしょ

at the same time