八はっ朔さく

noun

Hassaku orange

A Japanese citrus fruit, similar to a grapefruit but less bitter, typically eaten fresh in winter and early spring.

• はっさくは冬ふゆから春はるにかけて旬しゅんを迎むかえる。

  Hassaku oranges are in season from winter to spring.

• このはっさくは甘あまくてジューシーだ。

  This Hassaku orange is sweet and juicy.

noun

1st day of the 8th month (lunar calendar)

Refers to the first day of the eighth month in the traditional Japanese lunar calendar. Now mostly a historical or cultural reference, sometimes associated with seasonal customs.

• 旧きゅう暦れきの八はっ朔さくは、現げん在ざいの9月がつ初しょ旬じゅんにあたる。

  The first day of the eighth month in the old lunar calendar falls around early September in the modern calendar.