上じょう冬とう

noun

tenth month of the lunar calendar

Obsolete and rare term. Used in classical Japanese to refer to the tenth month of the lunar calendar, roughly corresponding to November in the modern calendar. See also 孟冬 and 神無月.

See also: 孟冬 · 神無月

• 古こ典てんでは、上じょう冬とうは神かん無な月づきとも呼よばれる月つきを指さす。

  In classical texts, 上冬 refers to the month also known as 神無月.