LESSON NOTES

Culture Class: Holidays in Japan S1 #3Setsubun

CONTENTS

2 Vocabulary2 Sample Sentences

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VOCABULARY

Kanji Kana Romaji English

setsubunday for the end of

winter

risshun the first day of spring

rikkathe first day of

summer

rissh the first day of fall ritt the first day of winter

Oni wa soto, fuku wa

uchi. Devils out, fortune in.

fukumame fortune beans

toshiotokoa man born in a year

with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year

toshionnaa woman born in a year with the same

Chinese zodiac sign as the current year

ehmakiEhomaki (sushi roll

eaten during setsubun)

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Ky wa risshun desu.

Today is the first day of spring.

Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi!

Devils out, fortune in!