桜さくら月づき

noun

third lunar month

Traditional name for the third month of the lunar calendar, corresponding roughly to April. Used in classical contexts, poetry, and traditional almanacs. Compare 弥生 (やよい), the more common traditional name.

See also: 弥生

• 桜さくら月づきは旧きゅう暦れきの三さん月がつを指さす雅が語ごです。

  Sakurazuki is an elegant term for the third month of the lunar calendar.