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半夏生
はんげしょうハンゲショウ (nokanji)
1. [n]
▶ Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis)
2. [n]
▶ 11th day after the summer solstice
▶ last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2829417 半夏【はんげ】 2. 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day



History:
8. A 2016-05-20 07:53:38  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
"seed-sowing". It's an adjective (gerundive if you like going into Latin-風 grammar.)
7. A* 2016-05-20 06:17:53  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
jwiki:
  農家にとっては大事な節目の日で、この日までに「畑仕事を終える」「水稲の田植えを終える」目安で
  Comments:
seed-sowing or seed sowing?
  Diff:
@@ -21 +21 @@
-<gloss>last seed-sowing day</gloss>
+<gloss>last seed-sowing and rice-planting day</gloss>
6. A 2016-05-20 02:00:53  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
OK
5. A* 2016-05-19 06:53:04  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
The tsuyu ends in mid-July.
I think the ref is a bit misleading.
4. A* 2016-05-19 06:44:21  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://www.kanken.or.jp/kanken/business/trivia/14.html:
  梅雨が明ける頃であり、田植えを終える目安とされる日。
  Diff:
@@ -22 +21,0 @@
-<gloss>day marking the end of the rainy season</gloss>
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