Chinese edit

frost moon; month
trad. (霜月)
simp. #(霜月)

Pronunciation edit


Proper noun edit

霜月

  1. (historical) Frimaire

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
しも
Grade: S
つき
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology 1 edit

First attested in the 色葉字類抄 (Iroha Jiruishō) of 1177‐81.[1]

From (shimo, frost) +‎ (tsuki, month).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(しも)(つき) (shimotsuki

  1. (archaic) the eleventh month of the lunar calendar
  2. (poetic) the month of frost; November
  3. (historical) Frimaire
Synonyms edit
Coordinate terms edit

Coordinate terms: 睦月, 如月, 弥生, 卯月, 皐月, 水無月, 文月, 葉月, 長月, 神無月, 霜月, 師走

Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: S
げつ
Grade: 1
kan’on

/sauɡetʉ//sɔːɡet͡su//soːɡet͡su/

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(そう)(げつ) (sōgetsuさうげつ (saugetu)?

  1. frost and moonlight
  2. the clear moon on a cold frosty night
  3. Same as しもつき (shimotsuki) above

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Okinawan edit

Kanji in this term
Grade: S Grade: 1

Etymology edit

Cognate with standard Japanese 霜月 (shimotsuki).

From (shimu, frost) +‎ (chichi, month).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

霜月(しむちち) (shimuchichi

  1. November (the month of frost)
    Synonym: 十一月 (jūichigwachi)

Coordinate terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ シムチチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
  2. ^ シムチチ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).