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月の障り (つきのさわり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
menstruation ; period
A traditional euphemism for menstruation, literally 'monthly hindrance'. It is somewhat old-fashioned and may be considered poetic or indirect in modern conversation.
Similar words 生せい 理り The standard modern medical and everyday term for menstruation. 月の障り is a much rarer, literary euphemism.
月げっ 経けい Formal medical term for menstruation. 月の障り is a softer, indirect expression.
Etymology Compound of 月 (つき, 'month') + の (possessive particle) + 障り (さわり, 'hindrance, obstacle'), literally 'monthly hindrance'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it has been used as a euphemism for menstruation since at least the Edo period.
小しょう
説せつ
で
は
、
月つき
の
障さわ
り
が
婉えん
曲きょく
に
表ひょう
現げん
さ
れ
て
いる
。
In this novel, menstruation is expressed euphemistically.
