february | (n) the month following January and preceding March, Syn. Feb |
mid-february | (n) the middle part of February |
groundhog day | (n) if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter, Syn. February 2 |
leap day | (n) the name of the day that is added during a leap year, Syn. bissextile day, February 29 |
lincoln's birthday | (n) the day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered, Syn. February 12 |
mezereon | (n) small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs, Syn. Daphne mezereum, February daphne |
russian revolution | (n) the revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917, Syn. February Revolution |
valentine day | (n) a day for the exchange of tokens of affection, Syn. February 14, Saint Valentine's Day, St Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day |
washington's birthday | (n) the day on which George Washington is remembered, Syn. February 22 |
丑 | [chǒu, ㄔㄡˇ, 丑] clown; surname Chou; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox #5,012 [Add to Longdo] |
二月 | [èr yuè, ㄦˋ ㄩㄝˋ, 二 月] February; second month #8,148 [Add to Longdo] |
雨水 | [Yǔ shuǐ, ㄩˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ, 雨 水] Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March #10,106 [Add to Longdo] |
闰 | [rùn, ㄖㄨㄣˋ, 闰 / 閏] intercalary; an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar (such as February 29) #31,460 [Add to Longdo] |
立春 | [Lì chūn, ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄣ, 立 春] Lichun or Start of Spring, 1st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 4th-18th February #36,049 [Add to Longdo] |
寅 | [yín, ㄧㄣˊ, 寅] 3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger #37,694 [Add to Longdo] |
大寒 | [Dà hán, ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˊ, 大 寒] Great Cold, 24th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th January-3rd February #47,820 [Add to Longdo] |
花朝月夕 | [huā zhāo yuè xī, ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓㄠ ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧ, 花 朝 月 夕] a beautiful day; cf. Birthday of the Flowers on lunar 15th February and Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August #466,134 [Add to Longdo] |
牧神节 | [mù shén jié, ㄇㄨˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ, 牧 神 节 / 牧 神 節] Lupercalia, Roman festival to Pan on 15th February [Add to Longdo] |
圣烛节 | [Shèng zhú jié, ㄕㄥˋ ㄓㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ, 圣 烛 节 / 聖 燭 節] Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February) [Add to Longdo] |
花朝节 | [huā zhāo jié, ㄏㄨㄚ ㄓㄠ ㄐㄧㄝˊ, 花 朝 节 / 花 朝 節] Birthday of the Flowers, spring festival on lunar 12th or 15th February [Add to Longdo] |
陕西大地震 | [Shǎn xī dà dì zhèn, ㄕㄢˇ ㄒㄧ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄓㄣˋ, 陕 西 大 地 震 / 陝 西 大 地 震] the great Shaanxi earthquake of 2nd February 1556 that killed 830, 000 people [Add to Longdo] |
卯 | [う;ぼう, u ; bou] (n) fourth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Hare, 5am-7am, east, February) #13,119 [Add to Longdo] |
二月(P);2月(P) | [にがつ, nigatsu] (n-adv) February; (P) #15,328 [Add to Longdo] |
いざなみ景気;伊弉冉景気 | [いざなみけいき, izanamikeiki] (n) (See だらだらかげろう景気) period of Japanese economic expansion from February 2002 to October 2007 [Add to Longdo] |
さくらめーる;さくらメール | [sakurame-ru ; sakura me-ru] (n) congratulatory postcards with a spring pattern sold every year in February [Add to Longdo] |
だらだらかげろう景気;だらだら陽炎景気 | [だらだらかげろうけいき, daradarakageroukeiki] (n) period of Japanese economic expansion from February 2002 to October 2007 [Add to Longdo] |
フェブラリー | [feburari-] (n) February [Add to Longdo] |
紀元節 | [きげんせつ, kigensetsu] (n) (See 建国記念の日) Empire Day (February 11th; national holiday held from 1872 to 1948) [Add to Longdo] |
三月革命 | [さんがつかくめい, sangatsukakumei] (n) (1) March Revolution (Austria and Germany, 1848); (2) (See 二月革命) February Revolution (Russia, 1917) [Add to Longdo] |
節分 | [せつぶん;せちぶん(ok);せちぶ(ok), setsubun ; sechibun (ok); sechibu (ok)] (n) (1) last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usually February 3 or 4); holiday for end of winter (accompanied by a bean scattering ceremony); (2) (original meaning) last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar) [Add to Longdo] |
大阪会議 | [おおさかかいぎ, oosakakaigi] (n) Osaka Conference; meeting held by the leaders of the Meiji Restoration in Osaka to discuss the formation of a representative assembly (January-February, 1875) [Add to Longdo] |
二月革命 | [にがつかくめい, nigatsukakumei] (n) (1) February Revolution (France, 1848); (2) February Revolution (Russia, 1917) [Add to Longdo] |
二月尽 | [にがつじん, nigatsujin] (n) last day of February; last day of the second lunar month [Add to Longdo] |
二八 | [にはち, nihachi] (n) February and August (times of slow business, sluggish sales, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |