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.
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.