子の日
ねのひ ねのび
- day of the Rat (esp. the first day of the Rat in the New Year) exp n
- collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots exp n abbr arch
- pine shoot pulled out by the roots exp n arch
Kanji
子
シ • ス • ツ
こ • -こ • ね
child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac
日
ニチ • ジツ
ひ • -び • -か
day; sun; Japan; counter for days
Synonyms
子の日の遊び
ねのひのあそび
- ne-no-hi-no-asobi; collecting herbs and pulling out young pine trees by the roots (annual event held on the first day of the Rat of the New Year) exp n
子の日の松
ねのひのまつ
- pine shoot pulled out during ne-no-hi-no-asobi exp n