Qingming - Seimei

Japanese: 清明 - せいめい

〘Noun〙① (adjective, verb, nari, tari) Something that is pure and clear. Also, the state of being so. ※Suga Family Books (around 900) 7, Matsuriyama Shrine Text: "I dare not put _down the green algae, I will pile up the _jade offerings, and use them to make _a tribute, and put the ridges of the _mountains _above ." ※Heike (early 13th century) 3: "Between the curves of the flowing spring, the moon's clear and bright light competes." ※Essays, Jigokubukuro (1784-1814) 5: "It took three days to polish the mirror, and in fact it was clear and bright, and truly _beautiful ." [Book of Songs - Da Ya, Da Ming] ② One of the 24 solar terms. Astronomically, it is when the sun passes the 15th degree point on the ecliptic, and on the calendar, it corresponds to the 15th day after the vernal equinox in the third lunar month, around the fifth or sixth of April in the new calendar. Qingming Festival. Seimei. Season _{: Spring *Suga Family's Writings (around 900) 6th Qingming Day, several sons of the same country, a farewell to the deceased: "Every Qingming Day, a new fire is kindled, and the sweet voices of two hundred flowers bloom below} _. _" _* _Chinese _Young _Tree _Poetry (around 1520) Part 2: "Every year, on the Qingming Day, it rains." [Huainanzi - Astronomical Instruction]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① (形動ナリ・タリ) 清く明らかなこと。また、そのさま。※菅家文草（900頃）七・祭城山神文「敢不_下蘋藻清明、玉幣重畳、以賽_二応験_一、以飾_中威稜_上」※平家（１３Ｃ前）三「流泉の曲の間には、月清明の光をあらそふ」※随筆・耳嚢（1784‐1814）五「彼鏡を都合三日にて研上げしに、実も清明光潔にして誠に可_レ貴様成故」〔詩経‐大雅・大明〕② 二十四節気の一つ。天文学的には、太陽が黄道上の一五度の点を通過するときで、暦の上では、陰暦三月、春分のあと一五日目、新暦の四月五、六日ごろに当たる。清明節。晴明。《季・春》※菅家文草（900頃）六・清明日、同国子諸生、餞故人赴任「毎_レ過_二清明_一新燧_レ火、芳声将_下与_二百花_一薫_上」※中華若木詩抄（1520頃）下「毎年清明の節には、雨がふる也」〔淮南子‐天文訓〕

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