門松は英語で「New Year’s decoration made of pine and bamboo(松や竹で作った正月飾り)」です。
KANA
Kadomatsu is a New Year’s decoration made of pine and bamboo that is displayed in front of the house during the New Year. (門松は、お正月に家の前などに飾られる、松や竹で作った正月飾りです。)
Kadomatsu is a New Year’s decoration made of pine and bamboo that is displayed in front of the house during the New Year.
門松は、お正月に家の前などに飾られる、松や竹で作った正月飾りです。
Kadomatsu/門松
New Year/正月
decoration/飾り
made of/~でできている
pine/松
bamboo/竹
display/飾る
in front of/~の前に
house/家
during/~の間
New Year/お正月
It is said that the evergreen tree has a god, and it is said that the origin of Kadomatsu is that the evergreen tree was displayed in front of the house during the New Year.
常緑樹には神様が宿るとされており、お正月に家の前に常緑樹を飾ったのが門松の起源と言われています。
it is said that/~と言われている
evergreen tree/常緑樹
god/神様
origin/起源
Kadomatsu/門松
display/飾る
in front of/~の前に
house/家
during/~の間
New Year/お正月
Kadomatsu is a landmark for god to come to our house without getting lost.
Originally, evergreen trees such as pine were used for Kadomatsu, but since the Kamakura period, bamboo has come to be displayed along with pine.
元々、門松には松などの常緑樹を使っていましたが、鎌倉時代以後、松と一緒に竹も飾るようになりました。
originally/元々
evergreen tree/常緑樹
such as/など
pine/松
use/使う
Kadomatsu/門松
but/だが、しかし
since/~以来
Kamakura period/鎌倉時代
bamboo/竹
come to/~するようになる
display/飾る
along with/~と一緒に
There are two types of bamboo tips used for kadomatsu, one is to cut diagonally and the other is to cut right beside.
門松に使う竹の先端は、斜めに切るタイプと、真横に切るタイプの2種類があります。
two/2
type/種類
bamboo/竹
tip/先端
used/使う
kadomatsu/門松
one/1
cut/切る
diagonally/斜めに
right beside/真横に
In the Kanto region, a set of three bamboos is placed in the center, short pine trees are placed around them, and the lower part is wrapped with straw to make kadomatsu.
関東地方では3本組の竹を中心置きに、周囲に短く松を配置し、下部をわらで巻いて門松を作ります。
Kanto region/関東地方
a set of/一組の、セットの
three/3
bamboo/竹
place/置く
center/中心
short/短い
pine tree/松の木
around/周囲に
lower/下の
part/部分
wrap/巻く
with/~で
straw/わら
make/作る
kadomatsu/門松
In Kansai region, a set of three bamboos is placed in the center, ornamental cabbage are placed in the front, and long pine trees are placed in the rear, and the lower part is wrapped with bamboo to make a kadomatsu.