季き秋しゅう

noun

end of autumn; late autumn

Obsolete term. Refers to the final part of autumn, roughly corresponding to late October and November in the modern calendar.

• 季き秋しゅうの候こう、ますますご清せい栄えいのこととお慶よろこび申もうし上あげます。

  In this late autumn season, I hope you are doing well.

noun

ninth month of the lunar calendar

Refers specifically to the ninth month of the traditional Japanese lunar calendar, which roughly corresponds to October in the modern calendar. Used in historical or poetic contexts.

• 旧きゅう暦れきの季き秋しゅうは、今いまの十じゅう月がつにあたる。

  The ninth month of the old lunar calendar corresponds to modern October.