noun
Rare, poetic name for the sixth month of the old lunar calendar. Also known as 水無月 (みなづき), which is far more common. Used in classical or literary contexts.
See also: 水無月
風待月は、旧暦の六月を指す雅語の一つだ。
風待月 is one of the elegant names for the sixth month of the lunar calendar.
和歌では「風待月」と詠まれることがある。
In waka poetry, it is sometimes composed as 風待月.
The standard, common name for the sixth lunar month. 風待月 is a rare literary alternative.
Literally 'wind-waiting month'. The exact origin is uncertain; it may refer to waiting for favorable winds during the rainy season, or it may be a poetic epithet for the sixth lunar month.