朔つきたち

noun

first day of the month (archaic)

Archaic term for the first day of the month, especially in the lunar calendar. In modern Japanese, 一日 (ついたち) is used instead.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、月つきの初はじめを「つきたち」と記しるしている。

  In old documents, the beginning of the month is written as 'tsukitachi'.

noun

first ten days of the lunar month

Refers to the first ten-day period (初旬) of the lunar month. This usage is historical and not used in modern Japanese.

• 「つきたち」は、かつて月つきの上じょう旬じゅんを指さす言こと葉ばとして使つかわれた。

  'Tsukitachi' was once used to refer to the first ten days of the month.