eleventh month of the lunar calendar
Obsolete term from the traditional Japanese lunar calendar; corresponds roughly to December in the modern calendar. Used only in historical or literary contexts.
旧暦の仲冬は、今の十二月にあたる。
The eleventh month of the old lunar calendar corresponds to December today.
Standard kanji form for the obsolete lunar-calendar term.
Variant kanji form; less common than 仲冬.
From Chinese-derived elements 仲 (middle) and 冬 (winter), referring to the middle month of winter in the lunar calendar.