春はる待まち月づき

noun

twelfth lunar month; month of waiting for spring

Poetic name for the twelfth month of the old lunar calendar, roughly corresponding to late December to early January. The name evokes the feeling of eagerly awaiting spring. Compare with 師走 (しわす), the more common name for the same month.

See also: 師走

• 春はる待まち月づきは、旧きゅう暦れきの十じゅう二に月がつを指さす雅が語ごです。

  Harumachizuki is an elegant term for the twelfth month of the old lunar calendar.

• 春はる待まち月づきの頃ころになると、寒さむさの中なかにも春はるの気け配はいを感かんじる。

  Around the time of the twelfth lunar month, one can feel signs of spring even in the cold.