third month of the lunar calendar
Archaic name for the third month in the old lunar calendar, equivalent to 弥生 (やよい). Used in classical poetry and historical contexts.
See also: 弥生
花津月 is an old word for the third month of the lunar calendar.
和歌に「花津月」と詠まれることがある。
It is sometimes used in waka poetry as 花津月.
Archaic kanji spelling for the third lunar month; the reading はなつづき is not obvious from the characters.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling that clarifies the reading; still archaic.
From 花つ月, “month of flowers,” with classical つ functioning as a genitive particle. 津 represents the syllable つ in the kanji spelling.