木この葉は採とり月づき

noun

fourth lunar month

Archaic Japanese name for the fourth month of the lunar calendar, roughly corresponding to May in the modern calendar. Also known as 卯月 (うづき).

See also: 卯月

• 旧きゅう暦れきでは、木この葉は採とり月づきは夏なつの始はじまりにあたる。

  In the old lunar calendar, the fourth month marks the beginning of summer.