Holidays in Japanese
Welcome to the Rocket Japanese lesson on Holidays. Today we’ll go over holidays in Japanese that you might find important and several others you might find just as important as the people in Japan do.
There are a number of special holidays in Japan that you'll find useful to know, especially if you're planing on traveling.
After this lesson you'll be able to pronounce all the holidays in Japanese.
Resources for further reading:
Pronunciation of holidays in Japanese
Let's begin with some general holidays and events:
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誕生日
たんじょうび
Tanjōbi
Birthday
クリスマス
クリスマス
Kurisumasu
Christmas
元旦
がんたん
Gantan
New Year's Day
父の日
ちち の ひ
Chichi no hi
Father's Day
母の日
はは の ひ
Haha no hi
Mother's Day
子供の日
こども の ひ
Kodomo no hi
Children's Day
労働の日
ろうどう の ひ
Rōdō no hi
Labor Day
感謝祭
かんしゃさい
Kanshasai
Thanksgiving
イースター
イースター
Īsutā
Easter
バレンタイン デー
バレンタイン デー
Barentain dē
Valentine's Day
エイプリル フール デー
エイプリル フール デー
Eipuriru fūru dē
April Fool's Day
ハヌカー
ハヌカー
Hanukā
Hanukkah
ハロウィーン
ハロウィーン
Harowiin
Halloween
独立記念日
どくり つきねんび
Dokuritsu kinenbi
Independence Day
Here are some Japanese holidays that you may not have heard before:
成人の日
せいじん の ひ
Seijin no hi
Coming of Age Day
天皇誕生日
てんのう たんじょうび
Tennō tanjōbi
The Emperor's Birthday
勤労感謝の日
きんろう かんしゃ の ひ
Kinrō kansha no hi
Labour Thanksgiving Day
春分の日
しゅんぶん の ひ
Shunbun no hi
Spring Equinox Day
体育の日
たいいく の ひ
Taiiku no hi
Health and Sports Day
There are plenty of other festivals and national holidays so if you're visiting Japan, make sure you know when these holidays are and how they will effect your trip. Happy holiday-ing! For more lessons on Japanese vocabulary I recommend these!
- Need to book a hotel in Japanese? This is the vocab lesson for you.
- Going on a spending spree? Know your vocabulary to do with shopping in Japanese.
- Understand signs in Japanese. A super handy lesson (especially if you need to go to the toilet!)
Sayōnara!
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