noun
birth month
Refers to the month in which someone was born. Used in contexts like school year grouping, astrology, or seasonal associations.
生まれ月によって、同じ学年でも年齢が違うことがある。
Depending on one's birth month, ages can differ even within the same school year.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant with 生れ instead of 生まれ; less common but still used.
Compound of 生まれ (umare, 'birth') and 月 (tsuki, 'month'), with rendaku voicing of つき to づき.