紅こう染ぞめ月づき

noun

eighth lunar month

Rare, poetic term for the eighth month of the old lunar calendar, roughly corresponding to September. The name evokes the image of autumn leaves turning red. Compare with the more common 葉月 (はづき).

See also: 葉月

• 「紅こう染ぞめ月づき」は、旧きゅう暦れき八はち月がつの雅が称しょうの一ひとつです。

  "紅染月" is one of the elegant names for the eighth month of the old lunar calendar.