also: うつき · うずき
noun
fourth month of the lunar calendar
Obsolete term for the fourth month of the old lunar calendar, roughly corresponding to May in the modern calendar. Also known as 卯の花月 (うのはなづき).
See also: 卯の花月 (うのはなづき)
卯月は旧暦の四月を指す古い言葉です。
Uzuki is an old word referring to the fourth month of the lunar calendar.
Irregular kana usage; this reading is containing irregular kana.
Irregular kana usage; this reading is containing irregular kana.
Kana spelling; useful for learners and when the kanji is not needed.
Synonymous alternate name for the same month, literally 'month of deutzia flowers'.
The origin is uncertain; the kanji 卯 (u, 'rabbit' or fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac) is used phonetically, and 月 (tsuki, 'month') indicates a month name. The reading うづき may be related to 卯の花 (unohana, 'deutzia flowers'), which bloom around this time.