臘ろう月げつ

noun

twelfth lunar month; 12th month of the lunar calendar

Refers to the last month of the traditional lunar calendar, roughly corresponding to December–January. In modern Japanese, 師走 (しわす) is the common word for December in the old calendar; 臘月 is a rare, literary, or historical term.

See also: 師走

• 旧きゅう暦れきの臘ろう月げつは、今いまの十じゅう二に月がつから一いち月がつにあたる。

  The twelfth lunar month corresponds to the period from December to January in the modern calendar.

• この古ふるい文ぶん献けんには「臘ろう月げつ」という言こと葉ばが出でてくる。

  The term 臘月 appears in this old document.