常とこ夏なつ月づき

noun

sixth lunar month

Archaic poetic name for the sixth month of the lunar calendar. Compare 水無月 (みなづき), the more common classical name for the same month.

See also: 水無月

• 「常とこ夏なつ月づき」は陰いん暦れき六ろく月がつの異い称しょうで、和わ歌かなどに使つかわれた。

  常夏月 is an alternate name for the sixth month of the lunar calendar, used in waka poetry and similar contexts.