Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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霜月

  1. (historical) Frimaire

Japanese

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

Etymology 1

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

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(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
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Coordinate terms
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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
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Etymology 2

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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

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Noun

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(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

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References

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  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 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Okinawan

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Kanji in this term
Grade: S Grade: 1

Etymology

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Cognate with standard Japanese 霜月 (shimotsuki).

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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霜月(しむちち) (shimuchichi

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

Coordinate terms

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References

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  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).