年ねん中ちゅう行ぎょう事じ

also: ねんじゅうぎょうじ · ねんぢゅうぎょうじ

ね

ん

ちゅ

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ぎょ

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Meanings

1

noun

annual event; yearly function

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

Refers to events or functions that occur regularly each year, such as festivals, ceremonies, or traditional observances.

日本にほんには多おおくの年ねん中ちゅう行ぎょう事じがあります。
There are many annual events in Japan.
お正しょう月がつ

は

日本にほん

の

代だい

表ひょう

的てき

な

年ねん

中ちゅう

行ぎょう

事じ

です

。

New Year's is a representative annual event in Japan.

Written forms

年中行事
- ねんちゅうぎょうじ
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is ねんちゅうぎょうじ.
- ねんじゅうぎょうじ
  Alternate reading; less common but still encountered.
- ねんぢゅうぎょうじ
  Historical kana usage; rarely used in modern writing.
ねんじゅうぎょうじ
ねんぢゅうぎょうじ

Kanji

年year, counter for years
中in, inside, middle
行going, journey, carry out
事matter, thing, fact

Similar words

行ぎょう事じ
行事 is a general term for any event or function, while 年中行事 specifically emphasizes that it occurs annually.

Etymology

Compound of 年中 (ねんちゅう, 'throughout the year') and 行事 (ぎょうじ, 'event'). The reading ねんじゅうぎょうじ is a common variant, and ねんぢゅうぎょうじ reflects historical kana usage.