孟もう冬とう

noun

beginning of winter

Obsolete term for the start of winter, used in classical Chinese-influenced contexts. In modern Japanese, 初冬 (しょとう) is the common word.

• 古ふるい暦こよみでは、孟もう冬とうは立りっ冬とうの頃ころを指さした。

  In the old calendar, 孟冬 referred to the time around the beginning of winter.

noun

tenth month of the lunar calendar

Refers specifically to the tenth month in the traditional lunar calendar, roughly corresponding to November. This usage is obsolete outside historical or literary contexts.

• 孟もう冬とうは旧きゅう暦れき十じゅう月がつの異い名みょうとして使つかわれた。

  孟冬 was used as another name for the tenth month of the lunar calendar.