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月の障り (つきのさわり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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さわ
り
を
「
月つき
の
もの
」
と
呼よ
ん
だ
。
Women in the past called menstruation 'the monthly thing'.
In this novel, menstruation is expressed euphemistically.
Related 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.
