| 春分 | [Chūn fēn, ㄔㄨㄣ ㄈㄣ, 春 分] Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st March-4th April, See also: 二十四節氣, 二十四节气 #55,075 [Add to Longdo] |
| 秋分 | [Qiū fēn, ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄣ, 秋 分] Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd September-7th October, See also: 二十四節氣, 二十四节气 #69,162 [Add to Longdo] |
| 回归年 | [huí guī nián, ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄋㄧㄢˊ, 回 归 年 / 回 歸 年] the solar year; the year defined as the period between successive equinoxes #133,933 [Add to Longdo] |
| 岁差 | [suì chà, ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄚˋ, 岁 差 / 歲 差] the precession of the equinoxes #139,421 [Add to Longdo] |
| 春分点 | [chún fēn diǎn, ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄣ ㄉㄧㄢˇ, 春 分 点 / 春 分 點] the spring equinox #221,961 [Add to Longdo] |
| 虞喜 | [Yú xǐ, ㄩˊ ㄒㄧˇ, 虞 喜] Chinese astronomer (281-356) famous for determining the precession of the equinoxes #332,333 [Add to Longdo] |
| 秋分点 | [qiū fēn diǎn, ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄣ ㄉㄧㄢˇ, 秋 分 点 / 秋 分 點] the autumn equinox #532,937 [Add to Longdo] |
| 二分点 | [èr fēn diǎn, ㄦˋ ㄈㄣ ㄉㄧㄢˇ, 二 分 点 / 二 分 點] the two equinoxes #849,850 [Add to Longdo] |
| 二分 | [èr fēn, ㄦˋ ㄈㄣ, 二 分] second part; the equinox [Add to Longdo] |
| 分至点 | [fēn zhì diǎn, ㄈㄣ ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ, 分 至 点 / 分 至 點] common word for equinox and solstice; point of difference; point of divergence [Add to Longdo] |
| 昼夜平分点 | [zhòu yè píng fēn diǎn, ㄓㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄣ ㄉㄧㄢˇ, 昼 夜 平 分 点 / 晝 夜 平 分 點] the equinox [Add to Longdo] |
| 二分 | [にぶん, nibun] (n, vs, adj-no) (1) halving; bisection; (2) the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal); (P) #19,004 [Add to Longdo] |
| 歳差 | [さいさ, saisa] (n) (phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes [Add to Longdo] |
| 歳差運動 | [さいさうんどう, saisaundou] (n) (1) (motion of) precession of the equinoxes; (2) precession [Add to Longdo] |
| 社日 | [しゃにち;しゃじつ, shanichi ; shajitsu] (n) (See 戊) "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal or autumnal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests) [Add to Longdo] |
| 秋季皇霊祭 | [しゅうきこうれいさい, shuukikoureisai] (n) (See 秋分の日) imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the autumnal equinox [Add to Longdo] |
| 秋分 | [しゅうぶん, shuubun] (n) (See 二十四節気) autumnal equinox; autumn equinox; fall equinox; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 秋分の日 | [しゅうぶんのひ, shuubunnohi] (n) autumn equinox holiday (Sep 23 or 24); fall equinox holiday; autumnal equinox [Add to Longdo] |
| 春季皇霊祭 | [しゅんきこうれいさい, shunkikoureisai] (n) (See 春分の日) imperial ceremony of ancestor worship formerly held on the vernal equinox [Add to Longdo] |
| 春社 | [しゅんしゃ, shunsha] (n) (See 社日, 戊・つちのえ) spring "tsuchinoe" day that falls closest to the vernal equinox (a day of religious significance for harvests) [Add to Longdo] |
| 春分 | [しゅんぶん, shunbun] (n) (See 二十四節気) vernal equinox; spring equinox; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 春分の日 | [しゅんぶんのひ, shunbunnohi] (n) Vernal Equinox Holiday (Mar 20 or 21) [Add to Longdo] |
| 春分点 | [しゅんぶんてん, shunbunten] (n) the vernal equinox (the equinoctal point) [Add to Longdo] |
| 暑さ寒さも彼岸まで;暑さ寒さも彼岸迄 | [あつささむさもひがんまで, atsusasamusamohiganmade] (exp) (id) No heat or cold lasts over the equinox [Add to Longdo] |
| 彼岸桜 | [ひがんざくら;ヒガンザクラ, higanzakura ; higanzakura] (n) (1) (uk) (See 江戸彼岸) higan cherry (species of weeping cherry tree, Prunus subhirtella); early-flowering cherry (around the spring equinox); (2) (col) (See 江戸彼岸) double weeping rosebud cherry (Prunus pendula) [Add to Longdo] |
| 彼岸西風 | [ひがんにし, higannishi] (n) westerly wind blowing around the time of the spring equinox [Add to Longdo] |
| 龍天に登る;りゅう天に登る | [りゅうてんにのぼる, ryuutenninoboru] (exp) rise of the dragon (bringing rain around the time of the spring equinox) [Add to Longdo] |