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端午の節句 (たんごのせっく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, noun
Boys' Day ; Children's Day (May 5)
Traditional Japanese festival held on May 5th, originally celebrating boys' health and success. Now officially known as こどもの日 (Children's Day), but the term 端午の節句 is still widely used for the traditional celebration with carp streamers and samurai dolls.
See also: 端午
端たん
午ご
の
節せっ
句く
に
ちまき
を
食た
べる
習しゅう
慣かん
が
あり
ます
。
There is a custom of eating chimaki on Boys' Day.
Kanji 午 noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM 句 phrase, clause, sentence Similar words こどもの 日ひ The modern national holiday on May 5th, officially called Children's Day. 端午の節句 refers specifically to the traditional celebration with its historical customs.
端たん 午ご A shorter term for the same festival, often used in compounds or formal contexts. 端午の節句 is the full phrase.
Etymology 端午 (Tango) originally referred to the fifth day of the fifth month in the lunar calendar, and 節句 (sekku) means seasonal festival. The celebration evolved into a day for boys' health and success, incorporating customs like flying carp streamers and displaying warrior dolls.
