Commonly used Japanese words in February

 


How to use

Japanese language　how to read
Meaning and explanation

Events

①せつぶん　setubun
last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usually February 3). It's the day the "oni" comes. Oni don't like beans, so Japanese people throw beans around the house. Most sprinkle soybeans, but there are also areas where peanuts are sprinkled. They also throw beans at people dressed as demons as an event. The word "oni" here is a generic term for bad things.


②りっしゅん　rissyun
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. Feb. 4)

③バレンタインデー　 barentaindei
Valentine's Day. In Japan, it is a day for women to give chocolates to the men they like.

④てんのうたんじょうび　tennoutanjoubi
Emperor's Birthday (Feb. 23)

language

おにはそと、ふくはうち　oniwasoto hukuwauti
What to say when throwing beans at Setsubun．　
Oni wa soto" means bad things should go away.
Fuku wa Uchi" means good fortune will come to you.

food

①まめ　mame
beans. In Setsubun, people not only throw beans, but also eat as many beans as their age.



②えほうまき　ehoumaki
There is an auspicious direction called "Eho".
It is called "eho-maki" and is eaten facing the direction of "eho", without talking.
The direction of the "eho" changes every year.




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