小しょう寒かん

noun

minor cold; solar term around January 6

One of the 24 solar terms (二十四節気), marking the start of the coldest period. Used in traditional calendars and seasonal references.

See also: 二十四節気

• 小しょう寒かんは二に十じゅう四し節せっ気きの一ひとつで、寒さむさが厳きびしくなる時じ期きです。

  Shōkan is one of the 24 solar terms, the period when the cold intensifies.