fourth month of the lunar calendar
Archaic term for the fourth month of the lunar calendar, corresponding roughly to May in the modern calendar. Also known as 卯月 (うづき).
See also: 卯月
The fourth month of the lunar calendar corresponds to modern May.
卯月 is the common traditional name for the fourth month of the lunar calendar; 夏初月 is a rare alternative.
Rare kanji spelling for the fourth month of the lunar calendar; primarily historical or poetic.
Variant kanji spelling; even less common than 夏初月.
From 夏 (summer) + 初 (first) + 月 (month), literally 'first month of summer', referring to the fourth month of the lunar calendar when summer begins.