還暦
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 還 | 暦 |
| かん Grade: S |
れき Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 還曆 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
還 (kan, “return”) refers to sixty years being a sexagenary cycle in the Chinese 干支 calendar.
Pronunciation
Noun
還暦 • (kanreki) ←くわんれき (kwanreki)?
- sexagennial, kanreki (the sixtieth anniversary or sixtieth birthday)
- 還暦祝い
- kanreki iwai
- 60th birthday party
- 還暦土俵入り
- kanreki dohyō iri
- entrance to the sumo ring at 60 (the ceremony to celebrate a yokozuna sumo wrestler's 60th birthday)
- 還暦祝い
Synonyms
- 華甲 (kakō)
- 本卦還り (honke-gaeri)
- 六十年祭 (rokujūnensai)
Related terms
- 干支 (eto, “sexagenary cycle”)