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数月 (すうげつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

数すう月げつ

also: すげつ

Meanings

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noun

obsolete term

Obsolete term; modern Japanese uses 数ヶ月 (すうかげつ) or 数か月 (すうかげつ). Found in older texts.

See also: 数ヶ月

古ふるい記き録ろくには「数すう月げつの後のち」と書かかれている。
In old records, it is written 'after several months'.

Written forms

数月
- すうげつ
  Standard kanji form for the reading すうげつ. The reading すげつ is a contraction, now obsolete.
- すげつ
  Obsolete contracted reading. Included for recognition of historical texts.
すげつ

Kanji

数number, strength, fate
月month, moon

Similar words

数すうヶか月げつ
The modern standard equivalent meaning 'several months'. 数月 is its obsolete predecessor.

Etymology

Compound of 数 (several) and 月 (month). The reading すうげつ is the regular on'yomi combination; すげつ is a contracted form. The term is now obsolete, replaced by 数ヶ月.