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受難節 (じゅなんせつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

受じゅ難なん節せつ

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Meanings

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Christianity›

Christian term for the 40-day period of fasting and penitence before Easter.

受じゅ難なん節せつの間あいだ、キリスト教きょう徒

Kanji

受accept, undergo, answer (phone)
難difficult, impossible, trouble
節node, season, period

Etymology

Compound of 受難 (suffering, passion) and 節 (season, period), referring to the Passion of Christ.

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During Lent, Christians practice fasting and prayer.