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There are 83 total results for your April search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

四月

see styles
sì yuè
    si4 yue4
ssu yüeh
 yotsuki
    よつき

More info & calligraphy:

April
April; fourth month (of the lunar year)
four months; (personal name) Watanuki
Āṣāḍha, the fourth month.

穀雨


谷雨

see styles
gǔ yǔ
    gu3 yu3
ku yü
 kokuu / koku
    こくう
Guyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th April-4th May
(See 二十四節気) "grain rain" solar term (approx. April 20); (given name) Kokuu

see styles
mǎo
    mao3
mao
 u(p); bou / u(p); bo
    う(P); ぼう
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east); variant of 鉚|铆[mao3]; to exert one's strength
(1) the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; (2) (See 卯の刻) hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); (3) (obsolete) east; (4) (obsolete) second month in the lunar calendar; (personal name) Bou

see styles
liàn
    lian4
lien
 sendan
    せんだん
    ouchi / ochi
    おうち
Melia japonica
(1) (kana only) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); (1) (archaism) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May

see styles
chū
    chu1
ch`u
    chu
 buna
    ぶな
simaroubaceae
(1) (archaism) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May; (surname) Buna

see styles
chén
    chen2
ch`en
    chen
 tatsu
    たつ
5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon; ancient Chinese compass point: 120°
(1) the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 辰の刻) hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); (3) (obsolete) east-southeast; (4) (obsolete) third month of the lunar calendar; (given name) Yoshi
Hour; time; the celestial bodies.

去る

see styles
 saru
    さる
(v5r,vi) (1) to leave; to go away; (2) to pass; to elapse; (3) to be distant; (transitive verb) (4) to send away; to drive off; to divorce; (suf,v5r) (5) ... completely; (pre-noun adjective) (6) last ... (e.g. "last April")

年度

see styles
nián dù
    nian2 du4
nien tu
 nendo
    ねんど
year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual
(n,n-suf) (1) fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; (n,n-suf) (2) academic year; school year; (n,n-suf) (3) product year

強飯

see styles
 gouhan / gohan
    ごうはん
event in which someone is forced to eat a large quantity of rice (e.g. the April 2 Shugendō ceremony at Nikko's Rinnōji temple)

春分

see styles
chūn fēn
    chun1 fen1
ch`un fen
    chun fen
 shunbun
    しゅんぶん
Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st March-4th April
(See 二十四節気) vernal equinox; spring equinox

来る

see styles
 kuru
    くる
    kitaru
    きたる
(vk,vi) (1) to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; (vk,vi,aux-v) (2) to come back; to do ... and come back; (3) to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; (vk,vi) (4) to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; (5) to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ..."); (pre-noun adjective) (1) next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; (v5r,vi) (2) to come; to arrive; to be due to

清明

see styles
qīng míng
    qing1 ming2
ch`ing ming
    ching ming
 seimei / seme
    せいめい
clear and bright; sober and calm; (of a government or administration) well ordered
(n,adj-na,adj-t) (1) pure and clear; (2) (See 二十四節気) "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5); (g,p) Seimei

花祭

see styles
huā jì
    hua1 ji4
hua chi
 hanamatsuri
    はなまつり
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak; (place-name) Hanamatsuri
Buddha's birthday celebration

踏青

see styles
tà qīng
    ta4 qing1
t`a ch`ing
    ta ching
 tousei / tose
    とうせい
lit. tread the green; go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green); spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April
outing in spring; (given name) Tousei

万愚節

see styles
 bangusetsu
    ばんぐせつ
(See エイプリルフール・1) April Fools' Day

仏生会

see styles
 busshoue / busshoe
    ぶっしょうえ
{Buddh} (See 灌仏会) service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8); Buddha's birthday festival

制怛羅


制怛罗

see styles
zhì dá luó
    zhi4 da2 luo2
chih ta lo
 Seitanra
Caitra, the spring month in which the full moon is in this constellation, i. e. Virgo or 角; M. W. gives it as March-April, in China it is the first month of spring from the 16th of the first moon to the 15th of the second. Also idem 制多 caitya.

四一二

see styles
sì yī èr
    si4 yi1 er4
ssu i erh
12th April; refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai

四月份

see styles
sì yuè fèn
    si4 yue4 fen4
ssu yüeh fen
April

太陽節

see styles
 taiyousetsu / taiyosetsu
    たいようせつ
(ev) Day of the Sun (annual public holiday in North Korea on 15 April); (ev) Day of the Sun (annual public holiday in North Korea on 15 April)

山王祭

see styles
 sannoumatsuri / sannomatsuri
    さんのうまつり
(1) (See 山王権現) Sannō Festival (Hie Shrine in Tokyo; June 15); (2) Sannō Festival (Hie Shrine in Shiga; April 14)

愚人節


愚人节

see styles
yú rén jié
    yu2 ren2 jie2
yü jen chieh
April Fools' Day

来たる

see styles
 kitaru
    きたる
(pre-noun adjective) (1) next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; (v5r,vi) (2) to come; to arrive; to be due to

Variations:

see styles
 ouchi / ochi
    おうち
(1) (archaism) (See 栴檀・せんだん) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May

沖縄戦

see styles
 okinawasen
    おきなわせん
(hist) Battle of Okinawa (April, 1945)

浴仏会

see styles
 yokubutsue
    よくぶつえ
{Buddh} (See 灌仏会) service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8); Buddha's birthday festival

清明祭

see styles
 seimeisai / semesai
    せいめいさい
(See シーミー) tomb sweeping festival (Okinawa, April 4 or 5)

清明節


清明节

see styles
qīng míng jié
    qing1 ming2 jie2
ch`ing ming chieh
    ching ming chieh
Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)

灌仏会

see styles
 kanbutsue
    かんぶつえ
{Buddh} service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8); Buddha's birthday festival

立三本

see styles
 tatesanbon
    たてさんぼん
{hanaf} (See 手役) three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand) of the April, May, July, or December suit

竜華会

see styles
 ryuugee / ryugee
    りゅうげえ
{Buddh} (See 灌仏会) service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8); Buddha's birthday festival

花祭り

see styles
 hanamatsuri
    はなまつり
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak

都踊り

see styles
 miyakoodori
    みやこおどり
dance performance held in April by geisha and maiko in Kyoto's Gion district

降誕会

see styles
 goutane; koutane / gotane; kotane
    ごうたんえ; こうたんえ
{Buddh} (See 灌仏会,浴仏会,竜華会) service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8); Buddha's birthday festival

黃花崗


黄花岗

see styles
huáng huā gǎng
    huang2 hua1 gang3
huang hua kang
Huanghuagang (Chrysanthemum Hill) in Guangzhou, scene of disastrous uprising of 23rd April 1911

シーミー

see styles
 shiimii / shimi
    シーミー
(rkb:) tomb sweeping festival (Okinawa, April 4th or 5th)

しいみい

see styles
 shiimii / shimi
    しいみい
(rkb:) tomb sweeping festival (Okinawa, April 4th or 5th)

去んぬる

see styles
 sannuru
    さんぬる
(pre-noun adjective) (archaism) last ... (e.g. "last April")

四月馬鹿

see styles
 shigatsubaka
    しがつばか
(1) April fool; (2) April fool's day

屈辱の日

see styles
 kutsujokunohi
    くつじょくのひ
(exp,n) (hist) day of disgrace (in Okinawa; April 28, after the day in 1952 in which the US occupation of mainland Japan, but not Okinawa, ended)

平成時代

see styles
 heiseijidai / hesejidai
    へいせいじだい
Heisei period (January 8, 1989-April 30, 2019)

怛囉麽洗

see styles
dá luō xǐ
    da2 luo1 xi3
ta lo hsi
Caitra-māsa, tr. as the 正月 or first month; M. W. gives March-April.

早生まれ

see styles
 hayaumare
    はやうまれ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 遅生まれ) born between January 1st and April 1st (school entrance date)

昭和の日

see styles
 shouwanohi / showanohi
    しょうわのひ
(exp,n) Shōwa Day (national holiday; April 29); Showa Day

花まつり

see styles
 hanamatsuri
    はなまつり
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak

財政年度


财政年度

see styles
cái zhèng nián dù
    cai2 zheng4 nian2 du4
ts`ai cheng nien tu
    tsai cheng nien tu
 zaiseinendo / zaisenendo
    ざいせいねんど
financial year; fiscal year (e.g. from April to March, for tax purposes)
fiscal year; financial year

遅生まれ

see styles
 osoumare / osomare
    おそうまれ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 早生まれ) being born after April 1 (school entrance date)

都をどり

see styles
 miyakoodori
    みやこをどり
(ik) dance performance held in April by geisha and maiko in Kyoto's Gion district

アースデー

see styles
 aasudee / asudee
    アースデー
Earth Day (April 22nd)

アースデイ

see styles
 aasudei / asude
    アースデイ
Earth Day (April 22nd)

エープリル

see styles
 eepuriru
    エープリル
April

四月テーゼ

see styles
 shigatsuteeze
    しがつテーゼ
April Theses; series of directives issued by Lenin after his return from exile

神武天皇祭

see styles
 jinmutennousai / jinmutennosai
    じんむてんのうさい
Festival of Emperor Jimmu (formerly held annually on April 3, the supposed day of his death)

薩噶達娃節


萨噶达娃节

see styles
sà gá dá wá jié
    sa4 ga2 da2 wa2 jie2
sa ka ta wa chieh
Tibetan festival on 15th April marking Sakyamuni's birthday

黃花崗起義


黄花岗起义

see styles
huáng huā gǎng qǐ yì
    huang2 hua1 gang3 qi3 yi4
huang hua kang ch`i i
    huang hua kang chi i
Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911 in Guangzhou, one a long series of unsuccessful uprisings of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary party

アース・デー

see styles
 aasu dee / asu dee
    アース・デー
Earth Day (April 22nd)

アース・デイ

see styles
 aasu dei / asu de
    アース・デイ
Earth Day (April 22nd)

Variations:
来る
来たる

see styles
 kitaru
    きたる
(pre-noun adjective) (1) (ant: 去る・6) next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; (v5r,vi) (2) (orig. meaning) to come; to arrive; to be due to

エープリルフール

see styles
 eepurirufuuru / eepurirufuru
    エープリルフール
April fool; April Fool's Day; April Fools' Day

エイプリルフール

see styles
 eipurirufuuru / epurirufuru
    エイプリルフール
April fool; April Fool's Day; April Fools' Day

Variations:
去る(P)
避る

see styles
 saru
    さる
(v5r,vi) (1) to leave; to go away; (v5r,vi) (2) to pass; to elapse; (v5r,vi) (3) to be distant; (transitive verb) (4) to send away; to drive off; to divorce; (aux-v,v5r) (5) (after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb) to (do) completely; (pre-noun adjective) (6) (去る only) (ant: 来る・きたる・1) last ... (e.g. "last April")

四一二反革命政變


四一二反革命政变

see styles
sì yī èr fǎn gé mìng zhèng biàn
    si4 yi1 er4 fan3 ge2 ming4 zheng4 bian4
ssu i erh fan ko ming cheng pien
counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai

Variations:
早生まれ
早生れ

see styles
 hayaumare
    はやうまれ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 遅生まれ) being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)

Variations:
春たけなわ
春酣

see styles
 harutakenawa
    はるたけなわ
(oft. formulaic seasonal greeting in letters) spring is in full swing; height of spring (esp. in April); peak of spring

Variations:
都をどり
都踊り

see styles
 miyakoodori(都odori); miyakoodori(都踊ri)
    みやこをどり(都をどり); みやこおどり(都踊り)
dance performance held in April by geisha and maiko in Kyoto's Gion district

黃花崗七十二烈士


黄花岗七十二烈士

see styles
huáng huā gāng qī shí èr liè shì
    huang2 hua1 gang1 qi1 shi2 er4 lie4 shi4
huang hua kang ch`i shih erh lieh shih
    huang hua kang chi shih erh lieh shih
the seventy two martyrs of the Huanghuagang uprising of 23rd April 1911

エープリル・フール

see styles
 eepuriru fuuru / eepuriru furu
    エープリル・フール
April fool; April Fool's Day; April Fools' Day

エイプリル・フール

see styles
 eipuriru fuuru / epuriru furu
    エイプリル・フール
April fool; April Fool's Day; April Fools' Day

Variations:
シーミー
しいみい

see styles
 shiimii; shiimii / shimi; shimi
    シーミー; しいみい
(rkb:) (See 清明祭) tomb sweeping festival (Okinawa, April 4 or 5)

Variations:
四月馬鹿
4月馬鹿

see styles
 shigatsubaka
    しがつばか
(See エイプリルフール・2) April fool

Variations:
4月(P)
四月(P)

see styles
 shigatsu
    しがつ
(1) April; (2) fourth month in the lunar calendar

チェルノブイリ原発事故

see styles
 cherunobuirigenpatsujiko
    チェルノブイリげんぱつじこ
(hist) Chernobyl disaster (April, 1986); Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident

Variations:
四月テーゼ
4月テーゼ

see styles
 shigatsuteeze
    しがつテーゼ
April Theses; series of directives issued by Lenin after his return from exile

Variations:
花祭り
花まつり
花祭

see styles
 hanamatsuri
    はなまつり
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak

Variations:
四・一六事件
四一六事件

see styles
 yonichirokujiken; shiichirokujiken / yonichirokujiken; shichirokujiken
    よんいちろくじけん; しいちろくじけん
(hist) April 16 incident (arrests of communists and members of other anti-government groups; 1929)

コロンバイン高校銃乱射事件

see styles
 koronbainkoukoujuuranshajiken / koronbainkokojuranshajiken
    コロンバインこうこうじゅうらんしゃじけん
the Columbine High School massacre (April 20, 1999)

Variations:
エイプリル
エープリル(rk)

see styles
 eipuriru; eepuriru(rk) / epuriru; eepuriru(rk)
    エイプリル; エープリル(rk)
April

チェルノブイリ原子力発電所事故

see styles
 cherunobuirigenshiryokuhatsudenshojiko
    チェルノブイリげんしりょくはつでんしょじこ
(hist) Chernobyl disaster (April, 1986); Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident

オクラホマシティ連邦政府ビル爆破事件

see styles
 okurahomashitirenpouseifubirubakuhajiken / okurahomashitirenposefubirubakuhajiken
    オクラホマシティれんぽうせいふビルばくはじけん
(hist) Oklahoma City bombing (April 19, 1995)

Variations:
アースデー
アースデイ
アース・デー
アース・デイ

see styles
 aasudee; aasudei; aasu dee; aasu dei / asudee; asude; asu dee; asu de
    アースデー; アースデイ; アース・デー; アース・デイ
Earth Day (April 22)

Variations:
四月馬鹿
4月馬鹿(sK)
四月バカ(sK)
4月バカ(sK)

see styles
 shigatsubaka
    しがつばか
(See エイプリルフール・2) April fool

Variations:
エイプリルフール(P)
エープリルフール
エイプリル・フール
エープリル・フール

see styles
 eipurirufuuru(p); eepurirufuuru; eipuriru fuuru; eepuriru fuuru / epurirufuru(p); eepurirufuru; epuriru furu; eepuriru furu
    エイプリルフール(P); エープリルフール; エイプリル・フール; エープリル・フール
(1) April Fools' Day; (2) April fool

Variations:
ゴールデンウィーク(P)
ゴールデン・ウィーク
ゴールデンウイーク(sk)
ゴールデン・ウイーク(sk)
ゴルデンウィーク(sk)

see styles
 goorudeniiku(p); gooruden iiku; goorudenuiiku(sk); gooruden uiiku(sk); gorudeniiku(sk) / goorudeniku(p); gooruden iku; goorudenuiku(sk); gooruden uiku(sk); gorudeniku(sk)
    ゴールデンウィーク(P); ゴールデン・ウィーク; ゴールデンウイーク(sk); ゴールデン・ウイーク(sk); ゴルデンウィーク(sk)
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 83 results for "April" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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