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Etymology
Appears to be a coinage using 🇨🇬-derived components, possibly derived as a portmanteau or contraction from  +. Compound of, in reference to offerings of food and drink made by the nobility to shrines and temples for the seasonal celebrations.

The use of to spell the ku portion is an example of ateji.

Noun

 * 1) a seasonal festival day, such as  on 5 May or  on 7 July
 * 2)  rest and relaxation, a break (of a day or longer)

Derived terms

 * : in the, a special payment made from renters to landlords on the day of sekku
 * : a child's first sekku after being born: 3 March for girls, 5 May for boys
 * : working on a sekku holiday while everyone else is off work
 * : a child's first sekku after being born: 3 March for girls, 5 May for boys
 * : the five major sekku during the year: on 7 January,  on 3 March,  on 5 May,  on 7 July, and  on 9 September
 * : a housecleaning (specifically soot cleaning) ceremony held on 13 December in preparation for New Years
 * : a ceremony in fishing villages for making the rope and line used for the year, held on 20 January
 * : a second New Years, formerly held on 14 or 15 January of the lunar calendar, marking the first full moon of the year