noun
Traditional name for the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, corresponding roughly to December in the modern calendar. Also referred to as 霜月 (しもつき).
See also: 霜月
旧暦の霜降月は、今の十二月にあたる。
The old lunar calendar's eleventh month corresponds to December now.
More common name for the eleventh lunar month; 霜降月 is a less frequent variant.
From 霜 (frost) + 降り (falling) + 月 (month), referring to the time when frost falls. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the name is associated with the late autumn/early winter season.