如月

Chinese

as (if); such as moon; month
simp. and trad.
(如月)		 如 月

Pronunciation

Proper noun

如月

  1. (archaic) The second month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Synonyms

  • 杏月 (Xìngyuè), 麗月／丽月 (Lìyuè), 花月, 柳月, 仲春, 酣春, 艷春／艳春, 芳春, 早春 (zǎochūn)

See also

Note: Any month in the Chinese calendar may be preceded or followed by an intercalary month, an irregular month inserted into the calendar to bring the lunar year in line with the solar year.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
如 月
Grade: S Grade: 1
Irregular

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either from 生更ぎ (kisaragi, “rebirth of plants”) or from 衣更着 (kinusaragi, “wearing more clothes”)(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Also compare 겨슬 (gyeoseul) (obsolete, dialectal), related to Modern Korean 겨울 (gyeoul) "winter."

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) きさらぎ [kìsárágí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [kʲi̥sa̠ɾa̠ɡʲi]

Noun

如月 (hiragana きさらぎ, rōmaji kisaragi)

  1. (archaic) the second month of the lunar calendar
  2. (poetic) February

Coordinate terms

References

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