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In Japan
According to tradition, the year's shortest day and longest night should be celebrated by
soaking in a yuzu (柚子) citron hot bath, and eating squash (南瓜) kabocha.
(冬至)日中の長さが最も短くなるこの日、ユズ湯に入り、カボチャを食べるのが日本の習慣


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First column Traditional then Chinese simplified then Japanese Kanji and English meaning

Simplified in Mainland China, not Japan

電 电 電 electricity
買 买 買 buy
開 开 開 open
東 东 東 east
車 车 車 car, vehicle
紅 红 紅 red (crimson in Japanese)
無 无 無 nothing
鳥 鸟 鳥 bird
熱 热 熱 hot
時 时 時 time
語 语 語 language

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