興亜奉公日

興亜奉公日

Japanese

Kanji in this term
興	亜	奉	公	日
こう Grade: 5	あ Grade: S	ほう Grade: S	こう Grade: 2	ひ > び Grade: 1
on’yomi				kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
興亞奉公日 (kyūjitai)

興亜奉公日(こうあほうこうび)・ぜいたくは敵(てき)だ！

Kōa-Hōkōbi zeitaku wa teki da!

Day of Public Duty for the Development of Asia; luxury is the enemy!

Etymology

From 興亜(こうあ) (kōa, “development of Asia”) + 奉公(ほうこう) (hōkō, “public duty”) + 日(ひ) (hi, “day”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーあほーこ​ーび [kòóá hóókóꜜòbì] (Nakadaka – [6])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːa̠ ho̞ːko̞ːbʲi]

Proper noun

興(こう)亜(あ)奉(ほう)公(こう)日(び) • (Kōa-Hōkōbi) 

1. (historical) "Day of Public Duty for the Development of Asia": the first day of every month (1939–1942), when eating at restaurants was forbidden as part of the National Spiritual Mobilization Movement (国民精神総動員運動)

See also

• 大詔奉戴日(たいしょうほうたいび) (Taishō-Hōtaibi)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN