紀元節

Reading

Kana: きげんせつ

Romaji: kigensetsu

Definition

noun

1

Empire Day (February 11th; national holiday held from 1872 to 1948)

See also: 建国記念の日

Kanji

紀

Reading: キ

Meanings: chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period

元

Readings: ゲン、 ガン、 もと

Meanings: beginning, former time, origin

節

Readings: セツ、 セチ、 ふし、 -ぶし、 のっと

Meanings: node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody