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鯉のぼり
Hiragana
こいのぼり
Kanji
鯉幟
Proper noun
Japanese Meaning
端午の節句に飾られる、鯉の形をした布製や紙製の旗。鯉が滝を登って竜になるという伝説にちなみ、子どもの立身出世や健やかな成長を願って掲げられる。 / 大正時代に作られた日本の童謡の題名。「甍の波と雲の波……」で始まる歌として知られる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
こどものひに あげる さかなの かたちの かざりの なまえ
Chinese (Simplified)
日本大正时期童谣名《鲤鱼旗》 / 日本童谣《鲤鱼旗》的曲名
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name of a Taishō period 童謡 (dōyō, “children's song”):
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name of a Taishō period 童謡 (dōyō, “children's song”):
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鯉のぼり
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On Children's Day, we always decorate our house with carp streamers.
On Children's Day, we always decorate our house with carp streamers.
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子供の日には、我が家ではいつも鯉のぼりを飾ります。
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