十二月

Chinese

twelve; 12 moon; month
simp. and trad.
(十二月)		 十二 月

Pronunciation

Noun

十二月

  1. December
  2. The modern name for the twelfth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Synonyms

  • (lunar month):
    • (common) 臘月／腊月 (Làyuè)
    • (archaic) 冰月, 嚴月／严月, 除月, 殘霜天／残霜天, 星回, 嘉平, 季冬 (Jìdōng), 嘉平, 窮節／穷节

Japanese

Kanji in this term
十 二 月
じゅう
Grade: 1		 に
Grade: 1		 がつ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

十 (じゅう)二 (に) (jūni, “twelve”) + 月 (がつ) (gatsu, “month”)

Pronunciation

Noun

十二月 (hiragana じゅうにがつ, rōmaji jūnigatsu)

  1. December

Synonyms

See also

References

  1. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
十二月

Noun

十二月 • (sibiwol) (hangeul 십이월)

  1. Hanja form? of 십이월 (“December”).
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