also: なかあき
15th day of the 8th lunar month; mid-autumn festival
Refers to the traditional mid-autumn day, often associated with moon-viewing (月見). Usually written 中秋.
I'm looking forward to viewing the harvest moon on the 15th night of the 8th lunar month.
This year's mid-autumn day falls around the end of September.
eighth month of the lunar calendar
Only with reading なかあき
Obsolete term for the eighth lunar month. Only used in historical or classical contexts. Read なかあき.
See also: 葉月
In the old calendar, the eighth month (nakāki) was also called Hazuki.
harvest moon; mid-autumn moon
Standard spelling for the mid-autumn festival and the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. High news frequency.
Alternate kanji spelling for the mid-autumn sense. Less common than 中秋 but still encountered.
Obsolete reading for the eighth lunar month. Only used in historical contexts.
Sino-Japanese compound. 中 means 'middle', 秋 means 'autumn'. The spelling 仲秋 uses 仲 ('relationship, middle') as a variant. The reading なかあき is the native Japanese reading of 仲秋.