竹たけの春はる

noun

eighth lunar month

Traditional Japanese seasonal term (kigo) for the eighth month of the old lunar calendar, roughly corresponding to September. The name evokes the idea that bamboo thrives in autumn, unlike most plants that flourish in spring. Often used in haiku and classical poetry.

See also: 葉月

• 竹たけの春はるは旧きゅう暦れき八はち月がつの異い名みょうで、秋あきの季き語ごとして俳はい句くに詠よまれる。

  Take no haru is another name for the eighth month of the old lunar calendar and is used as an autumn kigo in haiku.