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七十二候
【 しちじゅうにこう 】
1. [n]
▶ the 72 microseasons of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into 3
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1386210 節気 1. 24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons
  ⇒ see: 1272680 候【こう】 1. season; weather
  ⇐ see: 2596080 鷹化して鳩となる【たかかしてはととなる】 1. one of the 72 climates (from the 11th of the second lunar month until the 15th)
  ⇐ see: 2596050 魚氷に上る【うおひにのぼる】 1. third climate of spring (when the ice breaks and fish start appearing near the surface)
  ⇐ see: 2596060 獺魚を祭る【かわうそうおをまつる】 1. one of the 72 climates (from the 16th to the 20th of the first lunar month)
  ⇐ see: 2627860 田鼠化して鶉となる【でんそかしてうずらとなる】 1. time when moles transform into quails (second climate of the third month)
  ⇐ see: 2203670 １０８【ひゃくはち】 3. the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 microseasons of one year



History:
6. A 2021-10-16 04:54:05  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
OK
5. A* 2021-10-16 02:12:05  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
koj
https://www.nippon.com/en/features/h00124/
Japan’s 72 Microseasons
In ancient times the Japanese divided their 
year into 24 periods based on classical 
Chinese sources. The natural world comes to 
life in the even more vividly named 72 
subdivisions of the traditional Japanese 
calendar.
  Comments: 
I suggest "microseasons" (or micro-seasons)
  Diff: 
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<gloss>the 72 'climates' of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into three</gloss>
+<gloss>the 72 microseasons of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into 3</gloss>
4. A 2021-10-16 01:59:26  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
Not the usual meaning of "climate" inEnglish.
3. A* 2021-10-15 12:19:16  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
I said this in the 108 entry too but I don't understand what the single qutotation marks around 'climates' is for
2. A 2010-11-11 23:26:55  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Diff: 
@@ -13,1 +13,1 @@
-<xref type="see">候</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1272680">候・こう</xref>
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