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太陽節 (たいようせつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

太たい陽よう節せつ

Meanings

1

noun

Day of the Sun

event

Annual public holiday in North Korea on 15 April, celebrating the birth of Kim Il-sung.

北きた朝ちょう鮮せんでは4月がつ15日にちは太たい陽よう節せつとして祝いわわれる。
In North Korea, April 15th is celebrated as the Day of the Sun.

Kanji

太plump, thick, big around
陽sunshine, yang principle, positive
節node, season, period

Etymology

From 太陽 (taiyō, 'sun') + 節 (setsu, 'festival, holiday'), referring to Kim Il-sung, whose given name Il-sung (日成) can be interpreted as 'become the sun'.