子ね月づき

noun

eleventh month of the lunar calendar

Obsolete term used in the traditional Japanese lunar calendar. The eleventh month corresponds roughly to December in the modern calendar. Not used in contemporary Japanese outside of historical or literary contexts.

• 旧きゅう暦れきでは、子ね月づきは冬ふゆの終おわり頃ごろにあたる。

  In the old lunar calendar, the eleventh month (子月) falls around the end of winter.