暦

• 読み: こよみ
• ローマ字: koyomi
• 漢字の分解: 暦 (reki/koyomi) — calendar; composed of 厂 and 秝 (depicting grain and seasonal rhythm)
• 発音: /ko.jo.mi/

意味

Calendar; almanac. Both the abstract system for organising days and months, and the physical printed calendar or almanac itself.

A noun covering both the concept of a calendar system and a physical publication. Traditional Japanese almanacs (暦) included not only dates but also auspicious days, weather patterns, and agricultural guidance. The word appears in important compounds: 旧暦, 新暦, 太陰暦, 万年暦. More poetic and classical in feel than the everyday loanword カレンダー.

例文

1. 暦の上ではもう春だが、まだ肌寒い日が続く。
2. 農家は昔から暦を参考にして農作業の時期を決めていた。
3. 日本の伝統的な暦には六曜などの吉凶が記されている。

使い方ガイド

場面: traditional culture, agriculture, dates, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. 暦 is thought to derive from 日読み (hi-yomi, 'day-reading'), reflecting the ancient practice of tracking and reading the days. The kanji 暦 depicts the passage of time through seasonal cycles.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal