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市が立つ日 (いちがたつひ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

市いちが立たつ日ひ

Meanings

1

expression, noun

market day

A fixed phrase referring to the day on which a regular market is held, often in a specific town or area.

この町まちでは、毎まい月つき五いつ日かと二十はつ日かが市いちが立たつ日ひです。
In this town, the 5th and 20th of every month are market days.

Kanji

市market, city, town
立stand up, rise, set up
日day, sun, Japan

Similar words

市いち日び
市日 is a more concise noun meaning 'market day', while 市が立つ日 is a longer, more descriptive phrase.

Etymology

Compound of 市 (market) + が (subject marker) + 立つ (to be held, to take place) + 日 (day). The verb 立つ here carries the sense of an event being established or occurring.