Nov. 23 is known as ÇÚ„º¸ÐÖx¤ÎÈÕ (kinr¨­ kansha no hi, Labor Thanksgiving Day) in Japan, a day to pay respect to workers and each other. This day has also long been known for ЇL¼À (niiname-sai), which celebrates the year¡¯s harvest and offers newly reaped rice and crops to gods at the Imperial Palace and shrines across the country.

ÇÚ„º¸ÐÖx¤ÎÈդτºƒP¤Ë¾´Òâ¤ò±í¤·¡¢¤ª»¥¤¤¤Ë¤Í¤®¤é¤¤¤ÎÑÔÈ~¤ò¤«¤±ºÏ¤¦ÈդǤ¹ (Kinr¨­ kansha no hi wa, r¨­d¨­ ni keii o hy¨­shi, otagai ni negirai no kotoba o kakeau hi desu, Labor Thanksgiving Day is a day to show respect for labor and to exchange words of appreciation with one another).

The verb „º¤¦ (negirau, to show appreciation for) and its noun form „º¤¤ (negirai, appreciation) ¡ª both often written in hiragana: ¤Í¤®¤é¤¦ and ¤Í¤®¤é¤¤ ¡ª are keywords you¡¯ll want to keep in mind on ÇÚ„º¸ÐÖx¤ÎÈÕ.