季き冬とう

noun

end of winter

Obsolete term for the last part of winter, used in classical or poetic contexts.

• 季き冬とうの候こう、いかがお過すごしでしょうか。

  How are you faring in this late winter season?

noun

twelfth month of the lunar calendar

Refers to the last month of the traditional lunar year, roughly corresponding to January in the modern calendar. Used in historical or almanac contexts.

• 旧きゅう暦れきでは、季き冬とうは十じゅう二に月がつを指さす。

  In the old lunar calendar, 季冬 refers to the twelfth month.