Meaning

Primary

Lunisolar Calendar

Alternatives

Traditional Japanese Calendar, Japanese Calendar

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The former calendar is the calendar from before. It's the lunisolar calendar and the traditional Japanese calendar. Certainly not the current calendar, anyways.

Reading

きゅうれき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

旧暦の正月といえばいつになりますかね。

When will it be the lunar calendar’s New Year?

Kanji Composition