LESSON NOTES

Culture Class: Holidays in Japan S1

#3
Setsubun

CONTENTS
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Vocabulary
Sample Sentences

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VOCABULARY
Kanji

Kana

R omaji

English

setsubun

day for the end of

winter

risshun

the first day of spring

rikka

the first day of

summer

rissh

the first day of fall

ritt

the first day of winter

Oni wa soto, fuku wa

uchi.

Devils out, fortune in.

fukumame

fortune beans

toshiotoko

a man born in a year

with the same
Chinese zodiac sign
as the current year

toshionna

a woman born in a
year with the same
Chinese zodiac sign
as the current year

ehmaki

Ehomaki (sushi roll

eaten during
setsubun)

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Ky wa risshun desu.

Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi!

Today is the first day of spring.

Devils out, fortune in!

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