秋しゅう涼りょう

noun

coolness of autumn; cool autumn wind

Literary seasonal word (kigo) evoking the refreshing coolness of early autumn. Often used in haiku and classical poetry.

• 秋しゅう涼りょうの候こう、いかがお過すごしでしょうか。

  In this season of cool autumn weather, how have you been?

• 句く会かいで秋しゅう涼りょうを詠よんだ。

  At the haiku gathering, I composed a poem on the coolness of autumn.

noun

eighth lunar month

Rare classical name for the eighth month of the lunar calendar, equivalent to 葉月 (hazuki). Not used in modern daily conversation.

See also: 葉月

• 旧きゅう暦れき八はち月がつは秋しゅう涼りょうとも呼よばれる。

  The eighth month of the old lunar calendar is also called 秋涼.