橘たちばな月づき

noun

fifth lunar month

Archaic poetic name for the fifth month of the lunar calendar, corresponding roughly to June. Used in classical literature and traditional contexts.

See also: 皐月

• 橘たちばな月づきは旧きゅう暦れきの五ご月がつを指さす雅が語ごである。

  Tachibanazuki is an elegant word referring to the fifth month of the lunar calendar.