Traditional name for the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, corresponding roughly to December in the modern calendar. Also referred to as 霜月 (しもつき).
See also: 霜月
The old lunar calendar's eleventh month corresponds to December now.
Standard kanji spelling for the eleventh lunar month.
Variant spelling with okurigana; less common but still used.
From 霜 (frost) + 降り (falling) + 月 (month), referring to the time when frost falls. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the name is associated with the late autumn/early winter season.