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勤労感謝の日 (きんろうかんしゃのひ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

勤きん労ろう感かん謝しゃの日ひ

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Meanings

1

noun

Labor Thanksgiving Day

A Japanese national holiday celebrated on November 23, honoring workers and giving thanks for labor and production.

勤きん労ろう感かん謝しゃの日ひは毎まい年とし11月がつ23日にちです。
Labor Thanksgiving Day is on November 23 every year.
勤きん労ろう感かん謝しゃの日ひには、働はたら

く

人ひと

々びと

に

感かん

謝しゃ

の

気き

持も

ち

を

伝つた

え

ましょう

。

On Labor Thanksgiving Day, let's express our gratitude to working people.

Kanji

勤diligence, become employed, serve
労labor, thank for, reward for
感emotion, feeling, sensation
謝apologize, thank, refuse
日day, sun, Japan

Etymology

The name is a compound of 勤労 (kinrō, 'labor'), 感謝 (kansha, 'thanks'), and 日 (hi, 'day'). The holiday was established in 1948 to replace the earlier harvest festival Niiname-sai.