霜しも降ふり月づき

noun

eleventh lunar month

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

• 旧きゅう暦れきの霜しも降ふり月づきは、今いまの十じゅう二に月がつにあたる。

  The old lunar calendar's eleventh month corresponds to December now.