太たい陰いん暦れき

noun

lunar calendar; lunisolar calendar

Refers to a calendar based on the moon's phases. In modern Japanese, 太陰暦 often specifically means the lunisolar calendar historically used in Japan (太陰太陽暦). The term can also refer to a purely lunar calendar in astronomical contexts.

See also: 太陰太陽暦

• 旧きゅう暦れきは太たい陰いん暦れきの一いっ種しゅです。

  The old Japanese calendar is a type of lunisolar calendar.

• 太たい陰いん暦れきでは、月つきの満みち欠かけを基き準じゅんに日ひ付づけが決きまる。

  In a lunar calendar, dates are determined by the phases of the moon.