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成人の日 (せいじんのひ, seijinnohi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

成せい人じんの日ひ

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Meanings

1

expression, noun

Coming of Age Day

A Japanese national holiday held on the second Monday of January, celebrating young people who have turned 20 (or 18 from 2022) in the past year.

成せい人じんの日ひには、多おおくの市し町ちょう村そんで式しき典てんが

行おこな

わ

れる

。

On Coming of Age Day, ceremonies are held in many municipalities.

来らい年ねんの成せい人じんの日ひは１月がつの第だい二に月げつ曜よう日びです。

Next year's Coming of Age Day is the second Monday of January.

Kanji

成turn into, become, get
人person
日day, sun, Japan

Don't confuse with

成せい人じん式しきN3
成人の日 is the name of the national holiday itself, while 成人式 is the coming-of-age ceremony that towns hold around that day.

Etymology

Compound of 成人 (seijin, 'adult') + の (no, possessive particle) + 日 (hi, 'day'). The holiday was established in 1948 and originally held on January 15 until it was moved to the second Monday of January in 2000.