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中元
Hiragana
ちゅうげん
Noun
Japanese Meaning
中元
Easy Japanese Meaning
きゅうれきのしちがつじゅうごにちにおこなう、ぶっきょうやしんとうにかんけいがあるいわいの日
Chinese (Simplified)
农历七月十五的节日，中元节（鬼节） / 道教三元之一，地官赦罪之日
Sense（1）
the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, a Taoist date of importance now conflated in Japan with the Buddhist 盂蘭盆会(うらぼんえ) (urabon'e); see Ghost Festival#Japan
Sense（2）
a present given around this time of the year in gratitude
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the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, a Taoist date of importance now conflated in Japan with the Buddhist 盂蘭盆会(うらぼんえ) (urabon'e); see Ghost Festival#Japan
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中元
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The day of Chuugen is celebrated in Japan as part of the Obon festival.
The day of Chuugen is celebrated in Japan as part of the Obon festival.
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中元の日は、お盆の一部として日本で祝われます。
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