Autumn equinox, the door to the insects is blocked.Autumn equinox, the door to the insects is blocked.

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2023.9.27

Can you read? ``Shinmushi Kando'' shows insects preparing for winter ahead of time.











 

 

 

 





At the end of September, when the hours of sunlight gradually become shorter. The active insects begin preparing for winter.
 

The word ``Kado,'' which means ``to block a door,'' and ``Shinmushi,'' which means insects hide underground, is a combination of the words ``Kando,'' which means ``to block a door,'' and ``Shinmushi,'' which refers to insects hiding underground. For humans, sunny autumn weather is a pleasant season, but for wild insects that survive the long winter, it is an important time to connect their lives.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





To block the insects

The 72nd term ``Shinmushi Kando'' is read as blocking the ``Mushikakurete''.

 

 

 

 

Twenty-four solar terms: Autumn equinox
Seventy-two candidates: Tomushi Kanto
Period: May 9th to May 27th

 






Learn about the Japanese calendar “72 calendars”
There are not only four seasons in Japan: spring, summer, autumn, and winter, but also the 72 seasonal seasons, which start with the first day of spring in early spring and end with the cold weather of late winter.The XNUMX seasonal seasons are further divided into three parts, making the year XNUMX seasons. The story progresses along with the ``calendar,'' a seasonal calendar divided into equal parts called XNUMX seasons. We will introduce you to the XNUMX kanji, which represent the subtle changes of the seasons, and how to read their kanji.

 

 

 



Reference book: "365 Days Pon's Illustrated Book" by Calendar Seikatsu, published by Genkosha

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