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大寒

Kana Reading
だいかん
Romaji
daikan
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    (time of) extreme cold
    Example sentence
    大寒：１年で最も寒さが厳しくなる日ですが、春がもうすぐ間近に迫っているとも言えます。 Major Cold: It's the day of the year that the cold is most severe, but you could also say that Spring is just coming around the corner.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    "major cold" solar term (approx. Jan 20, roughly the coldest time of the year)

Examples of 大寒, だいかん in a sentence

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