暦
暦·calendar, almanac
- On-yomi
- レキ
- Kun-yomi
- こよみ
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 西暦 | せいれき | the Western calendar, A.D. |
| 旧暦 | きゅうれき | the old lunisolar calendar |
| 太陽暦 | たいようれき | solar calendar |
| 還暦 | かんれき | one's sixtieth birthday |
Example sentences
書類には西暦で書いてください。
しょるいにはせいれきでかいてください。
Please write the year in the Western calendar on the form.
祖父の還暦を家族で祝った。
そふのかんれきをかぞくでいわった。
The family celebrated my grandfather's sixtieth birthday.
旧暦の正月は二月ごろになる。
きゅうれきのしょうがつはにがつごろになる。
New Year on the old calendar falls around February.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 暦 and 歴 are both レキ — 経歴 is history, 西暦 is the calendar.
- 還暦 is かんれき and means turning sixty, not simply 'a birthday'.
Memory aid
Picture it
Grain 禾 under a cliff 厂, with the sun 日 below: crops counted against the days — the farmer's calendar.
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