also: ふみひろげづき
noun
Archaic poetic name for the seventh month of the lunar calendar, associated with the custom of airing out books and papers. Modern Japanese uses 文月 (ふみづき/ふづき) for the same month.
See also: 文月
「文披月」は、旧暦七月の雅称の一つで、書物を風に当てる習慣に由来する。
文披月 is one of the elegant names for the seventh lunar month, derived from the custom of airing out books.
Literary and archaic name for the seventh lunar month. The reading ふみひらきづき is the primary reading; ふみひろげづき is an alternate reading.
Alternate reading for the same literary month name.
From 文 (ふみ, 'writing, letter') + 披く (ひらく, 'to open, to spread out') + 月 (づき, 'month'), referring to the custom of airing out books and papers during the humid seventh lunar month. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.