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ふつか

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For pronunciation and definitions of ふつか – see the following entry.
二日
[noun] [from 720] two days, a two-day period
[noun] [from early 900s] the second day after some set point in time
[noun] [from late 900s] the second day of the month
[noun] [from 1786] (historical) during the Edo period, the two-day period of the day of 大祭 (taisai, major festivals) and the preceding day's 宵祭り (yoi matsuri, eve-festivals)
[noun] [from 1811] short for 二日灸 (futsuka-kyū), moxibustion traditionally performed on the second of February or August in the belief that this conferred year-long good health
Alternative spelling
2日
(This term, ふつか (futsuka), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)