How to say 'Calendar' in Japanese | 暦

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The Japanese word for Calendar is 'Koyomi', written as 暦 in Japanese.'Calendar' in hiragana is こよみ.

word

暦

Meaning

Calendar

Reading

こよみ

koyomi

Kanji

暦Calendar, Almanac

Explanation

The Japanese noun '暦 (こよみ)' refers to a 'calendar'. It is used to denote a system for organizing days, weeks, months, and years, often used for planning and scheduling. This word can refer to both physical calendars and digital ones. For example: I bought a new calendar「新しい暦を買いました」(あたらしいこよみをかいました). The calendar shows the holidays「その暦は祝日を示しています」(そのこよみはしゅくじつをしめしています). The term can also be used in a broader sense to refer to the passage of time or the cycle of seasons, as in 'the calendar of the seasons' (季節の暦, きせつのこよみ).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4632

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 暦

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

暦

Meaning

Calendar, Almanac

Words Related to 暦 Through the Kanji 暦

This Word contains the Kanji 暦 as well.

word

西暦

Meaning

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'Koyomi' means 'Calendar' .

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