Meaning of 元旦(がんたん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 元旦

Kana Reading がんたん

Romaji gantan

Examples of 元旦, がんたん in a sentence

元旦には近所の神社にお参りする人が多い。

On New Year's Day, many people visit neighborhood shrines.
一年の計は元旦にあり。

New Year's Day is the key to the year.

元 JLPT 4

4 strokes

beginning, former time, origin

On'Yomi: ゲン, ガン

Kun'Yomi: もと

旦 JLPT 1

5 strokes

daybreak, dawn, morning

On'Yomi: タン, ダン

Kun'Yomi: あき.らか, あきら, ただし, あさ, あした

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