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Word: kigensetsu (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

According to Domei's Malayan correspondent: Cherry trees transplanted ten years ago from Japan to a cool retreat near Singapore never bloomed in the shadow of the Union Jack. But this year, promptly on Kigensetsu (Japanese Empire Day) all the little cherry trees burst into bloom. The natives were said to be impressed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: British Blighters | 2/22/1943 | See Source »

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