十日夜

Readings

Kana: とおかんや、とおかや
Romaji: tookan'ya, tookaya
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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Harvest festival held on the night of the tenth day of the tenth month (to send the rice paddy gods back to the mountains after harvest)

Kanji

Readings: ジュウ、 ジッ、 ジュッ、 とお、 と
Meaning: ten
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening