霜月

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Proper noun

霜月

  1. (historical) Frimaire

Japanese

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

Etymology 1

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

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [shìmóꜜtsùkì] (Nakadaka – [2])[2][3]
  • IPA(key): [ɕimo̞t͡sɨ̥kʲi]

Noun

(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
  • 神楽(かぐら)(づき) (kagurazuki)
  • 黄鐘(こうしょう) (kōshō)
  • (しも)()(づき) (shimofurizuki)
  • 仲冬(ちゅうとう) (chūtō)
  • (ちょう)(げつ) (chōgetsu)
  • (なか)(ふゆ) (naka no fuyu)
  • ()(づき) (nezuki)
  • (ゆき)()(づき) (yukimizuki)
Coordinate terms

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
  • 霜月(しもつき)() (shimotsuki-e)
  • 霜月(しもつき)神楽(かぐら) (shimotsuki kagura)
  • 霜月(しもつき)騒動(そうどう) (Shimotsuki Sōdō)
  • 霜月(しもつき)(まつり) (Shimotsuki Matsuri)
  • ()霜月(しもつき) (o-shimotsuki)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

(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

References

  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

Kanji in this term
Grade: S Grade: 1

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese 霜月 (shimotsuki).

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

Pronunciation

Noun

霜月(しむちち) (shimuchichi

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

Coordinate terms

Okinawan calendar monthsedit

References

  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).