小寒

Chinese

small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
cold; poor; to tremble
simp. and trad.
(小寒)

Pronunciation


Proper noun

小寒

  1. Lesser Cold (23rd of the 24th solar terms)
  2. the day marking the beginning of the 23rd solar term (January 5, 6, or 7)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (小寒):
  • Japanese: 小寒(しょうかん) (shōkan)
  • Korean: 소한(小寒) (sohan)

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
かん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

(しょう)(かん) • (Shōkan

  1. "Lesser Cold" (one of twenty-four solar terms)

See also