孟もう秋しゅう

noun

beginning of autumn

Obsolete term for the start of autumn, used in classical or poetic contexts.

• 孟もう秋しゅうの候こう、いかがお過すごしでしょうか。

  In this early autumn season, how are you getting along?

noun

seventh month of the lunar calendar

Refers to the seventh month in the traditional Japanese lunar calendar, roughly corresponding to August.

• 旧きゅう暦れきでは孟もう秋しゅうは七しち月がつにあたる。

  In the old lunar calendar, Mōshū corresponds to the seventh month.