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しょしんしゃにほんごしゅうかんし
初心者日本語週刊誌
ひさ
みな
ふっかつ
久しぶり皆さん!復活しました☺.It’sbeenalongtimesinceI’veprovidednotes
しごと
いそが
ゆび
こっせつ
りょこう
fromameetup.仕事で忙しくて、指を骨折して、ハワイへ旅行して、
にほんごのうりょくしけん
う
日本語能力試験を受けました。
Tworeadingswereprovidedthisday:
•
Easier:AfewNHKEasyNewsarticlesaboutNewYear’sevents
•
Moreadvanced:Anarticleabout おせち料理,thetraditionalNewYearfood
へいあんじだい
datingbacktotheHeianPeriod(平安時代)
Ourtabletackledtheおせちarticle,andgotabouthalfwaythrough.Newvocabulary
formanyofusincludedhistoricalseasons,holidaysandfoods.Wealsoencountered
uncommonreadingsforcommonwords,aswellaswordsnotfoundintheusual
dictionaries.
節日の意味
Themeaningofthe“節日”eventconductedbytheImperialCourtintheHeianEra
きせつ
seemsdiscernablefromitskanji:somethingrelatedtoseasonalday(季節,season,
and日,day).Thearticle’sfuriganafortheword,ふしび,wasjudgedbythegroupas
incorrect;Ilookeditupafterward.Injisho.org,Ifoundnoentryatall,implying節日
iseitherrareornolongerinuse.However,thegoo.ne.jpdictionarydoesdefineit:
い
み
せち‐にち【節日】の意味 (Sechinichi’smeaning)
きせつ
か
め
いわいこと
がんじつ
季節の変わり目にあたって祝事をする日。元日・白馬 (あおうま) ・踏
歌 (とうか) ・端午・相撲 (すまい) ・重陽 (ちょうよう) ・豊明 (とよ
ぎょうじ
のあかり) などの行事のある日
Thisseemedintriguingenoughtodigintofurther.
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せちにち
いわいこと
きせつ
か
節日is(orwas)adaytocelebrate( 祝事 )theturningoftheseason(季節の変わり).
Anumberofturningpoints–traditionalholidays,somemorefamiliarthanothers–
arelisted:
がんじつ
しょうがつ
元日:NewYear’sDay.Thisismorespecificthan 正月 ,whichcanrefertothefirst
がんじつ
threedaysoftheNewYear,orJanuaryitself.Ihaven’tseen元日includedinNew
Year’sgreetingorsetphrases.
白馬:readslikeWhiteHorse(はくば)butispronouncedasBlueHorse(あおうま).
Onthe7thdayoftheLunarNewYear,byChinesecustom,lookingatawhitehorse
wouldvanquishtheevilforthatyear.Originallythehorsewasblue-gray(sourceof
あお
かきかた
the青reading),butinJapanwhitehorseswereconsidereddivine;the書き方
はつおん
changedwhilethe発音didnot.
とうか
踏歌(StampingSong):onthe14thand15thdays(men)and16thday(women)ofthe
firstmonth,groupdanceswereheldatImperialCourttocelebratethenewyear.
たんご
端午:Boy’sDay,onMay5.NowrecognizedasChildren’sDay(こどもの日)
相撲:readasすまい,anearlyformofsumo.StartingJuly7,sumowrestlers
throughoutJapangatheredbeforetheEmperortocompete.
ちょうよう
重陽 :literally“heavysunshine”;theChrysanthemumFestival,onSeptember9.
AlsoknownastheDouble9thFestivalintheChinesecalendar,heldonthe9thdayof
the9thlunarmonth.
とよのあかり
豊明 :thiswasmoredifficulttoresearch;jisho.orghasnoentry,andthecityof
Toyoake(豊明)dominatessearchresults.Toyonoakariceremoniesareassociated
withtheFlushedFacesBanquet,heldon(11thmonth,25thday,or12thmonth,23rd
day),oramatsuribanquetingeneral.(Ifyouhavemoreinformationon
Toyonoakari,pleaseletmeknow!)
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Anoteoncalendars:JapanadoptedtheGregorianCalendarin1873,butdidnot
completelymoveawayfromthelunarcalendar,especiallyforcertainfestivals.For
example,Tanabata(七夕),originallythe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,maybe
celebratedatthatdateandonJuly7.AsGregorianmonthsstart3to7weeksearlier
つきおく
thanlunarmonths,acompromisecalled月遅れ(one-monthdelay)isusedforsome
observances.
ごせっく
TheFiveFestivals(五節句),mappedtotheGregoriancalendar,are:
ななくさ
•
せっく
January7:七草の節句,SevenGrasses:eatriceporridgewith7traditionalherbs
topromotegoodhealth.
三がつ
•
せっく
March3:ひな祭り,Dolls’FestivalorGirls’Festival,alsoknownas三月の節句:
girlsdisplaytraditionaldollsinhopesofgoodfortune.
•
May5:Children’sDay,discussedabove.
•
July7:七夕,Tanabata;celebratesthestoryoftwocelestiallovers,Orihimeand
Hikoboshi,representedbythestarsVegaandAltair,whoneglecttheirduties
andareseparatedbyOrihime’sfather,theSkyKing;onlyonceayear,on
たなばた
Tanabata,cantheymeet.The たなばた readingisbelievedtocomefrom棚機,a
loomusedforweavingspecialclothasaShintooffering.
•
September9:ChrysanthemumFestival,discussedabove.
There’ssomuchmorerelatedtofestivalsandcalendars:traditionalmonthnames
へいせい
(suchas葉月 forAugust);imperialeranamesforcountingyears(suchas平成二十
にじゅうしせっき
八年);the24seasonsofthesolaryear(二十四節気),asreflectedinthe24facetsof
theHibikiHarmonybottle;Mitsubi(theSecretDay);andmore.Thanksforreading,
andIhopethiswasinteresting.
Sourcesincludeseveralclosedbrowsertabsand:
•
JapanandtheCultureoftheFourSeasons:Nature,Literature,andtheArtsBy
HaruoShirane(ColumbiaUniversityPress,Mar5,2013)
•
Ja.wikipedia.org:節会
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http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/160571/meaning/m0u/
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