端たん月げつ

noun

first lunar month

Archaic literary term for the first month of the traditional lunar calendar, equivalent to 睦月 (むつき). Rarely encountered outside classical or poetic contexts.

See also: 睦月

• 旧きゅう暦れきでは、端たん月げつは春はるの始はじまりを告つげる月つきとされた。

  In the old lunar calendar, the first month was considered the month that heralds the beginning of spring.