Practice JLPTMeaning
彼岸 (ひがん, higan) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “equinox”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 8
暑さ 寒さも 彼岸まで
No heat or cold lasts over the equinox.
明日はお彼岸です。
Tomorrow is Higan (the equinoctial week in which Buddhist services are performed).
私も彼岸花が大好きです。
I also really like red spider lilies.
暑さも 寒さも 彼岸まで。
No heat or cold lasts beyond the equinox.
また、彼岸の中日でもある。
Also, there is the equinoctial day of Higan (equinoctial week).
彼岸会の「彼岸」は、「日願（ひがん）」から来ているとも言える。
It is also said that the word 'higan' of higan-e originates from another word 'higan' with different characters (belief in the sun).
エドヒガン（江戸彼岸・立彼岸・東彼岸・婆彼岸）-春の彼岸ごろに花を咲かせる。
Edohigan (Tachihigan, Azumahigan, Ubahigan) which is in bloom around the spring equinox.
暑さ寒さも彼岸まで. Neither heat nor cold lasts beyond the equinox.暑さも寒さも彼岸まで。
No heat or cold lasts beyond the equinox.