愛めで逢あい月づき

noun

seventh lunar month

Rare, poetic term for the seventh month of the lunar calendar, associated with the Tanabata festival. The kanji 愛逢 (love meeting) allude to the meeting of Orihime and Hikoboshi. In modern contexts, 文月 (ふみづき) is the standard word.

See also: 文月

• 古ふるい和わ歌かでは、愛めで逢あい月づきは七夕たなばたの頃ころを指さすことがある。

  In old waka poems, 愛逢月 sometimes refers to the time around Tanabata.