noun

  1. New Year's Day.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
元日 がんじつ
がん
にち
元日 がんにち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

beginning, former time, origin
ゲン もと ガン (2nd, N4)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)