七しち十じゅう二に候こう

noun

72 microseasons

Traditional East Asian calendar system dividing the year into 72 five-day periods, each with a poetic name describing seasonal changes. Used in classical literature and almanacs.

See also: 節気 · 候 (こう)

• 七しち十じゅう二に候こうは、二に十じゅう四し節せっ気きをさらに三みっつに分わけたものです。

  The 72 microseasons are a further division of the 24 solar terms into three parts each.