ninth month of the lunar calendar
Obsolete term from the traditional Japanese lunar calendar; roughly corresponds to October in the modern solar calendar.
The lunar calendar's Nagatsuki corresponds roughly to October today.
Poetic or literary name for September, still used in some contexts such as haiku or traditional event names.
When I hear the word 'Nagatsuki', I feel the deepening of autumn.
Standard kanji spelling for the traditional lunar month name.
Kana spelling; useful for learners or when the kanji is not needed.
From Old Japanese, literally 'long month', referring to the lengthening nights of autumn.