朔 — kanji meaning “conjunction (astronomy)”
朔
conjunction (astronomy), first day of month, north
- Meanings
- conjunction (astronomy), first day of month, north
- On'yomi
- サク (saku)
- Kun'yomi
- ついたち
- Name readings
- たち
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2318 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 74
- Chinese reading
- shuò — Chinese character page
Words with 朔
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 八朔 | はっさく hassaku | Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku) |
| 朔日 | さくじつ sakujitsu | first day of the month (in the lunar calendar) |
| 正朔 | せいさく seisaku | beginning of the month or the year; New Year's Day; the calendar |
| 朔風 | さくふう sakufuu | north wind |
| 朔望 | さくぼう sakubou | first and fifteenth days of the lunar month (corresponding to new moon and full moon) |
| 朔望月 | さくぼうげつ sakubougetsu | synodic month |
| 朔望潮 | さくぼうちょう sakubouchou | spring tide |
| 視告朔 | こうさく kousaku | ceremony where the Emperor would inspect the records of attendance and absence of officials |
| 初朔日 | はつついたち hatsutsuitachi | first day of the second month |
| 晦朔 | かいさく kaisaku | last and first days of the month |
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