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

成せい人じんの日ひ

せ

い

じ

ん

の

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

Similar words

成せい人じん式しき
成人式 refers specifically to the coming-of-age ceremony held on or around 成人の日, while 成人の日 is the name of the holiday itself.

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.