たけなわ

Also written 闌, 酣

Meanings

1. Noun, な-adjective height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing

Example sentences

• 宴会はたけなわだった。
  The banquet was in full swing.
• 今は秋たけなわです。
  It is mid-autumn now.

Words containing たけなわ

• 春たけなわ (はるたけなわ) spring is in full swing
• 宴もたけなわ (えんもたけなわ) party in full swing

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