Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of お中元(おちゅうげん) in Japanese

お中元, 御中元
Kana Reading
おちゅうげん
Romaji
ochūgen
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    Bon Festival gifts
    Example sentence
    御中元御歳暮習慣はなかなかすたれない The gift-giving custom dies hard.

Examples of お中元, 御中元, おちゅうげん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

12 strokes

honorable, manipulate, govern

On'Yomi: ギョ, ゴ

Kun'Yomi: おん-, お-, み-

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JLPT 4

4 strokes

beginning, former time, origin

On'Yomi: ゲン, ガン

Kun'Yomi: もと

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

in, inside, middle, mean, center

On'Yomi: チュウ

Kun'Yomi: なか, うち, あた.る

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