Kanji 暦: calendar, almanac

Key takeaways

Kanji 暦: calendar, almanac. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

暦

Meaning

calendaralmanac

On reading

レキリャク

Kun reading

こよみ

Radical

日

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 暦

calendar, almanac

Kanji structure breakdown

暦

Structure breakdown

厂 + 林 + 日

Mnemonic story

Under a cliff (厂) near a forest (林), people observed the sun (日) rising and setting every day to record the passage of time. This record of nature's cycles became the calendar.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

レキ

還暦かんれき
60th birthday celebration
西暦せいれき
Christian Era / Anno Domini (A.D.)

Kun reading

こよみ

暦こよみ
calendar / almanac

Commonly used words

還暦
かんれき
60th birthday celebration
西暦
せいれき
Christian Era / Anno Domini (A.D.)
暦
こよみ
calendar / almanac

Example sentences

Example 1

父の還暦を家族で祝った。

Translation

We celebrated my father’s 60th birthday as a family.

Example 2

還暦のお祝いに赤いちゃんちゃんこを着る。

Translation

Wearing a red vest for the 60th birthday celebration.

Example 3

新しい暦を買いました。

Translation

I bought a new calendar.

Example 4

暦を見て予定を決める。

Translation

I check the calendar to decide plans.

Kanji 暦: calendar, almanac

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

還暦 (かんれき): meaning and examples

暦 (こよみ): meaning and examples

西暦 (せいれき): meaning and examples