十二月

Chinese

twelve; 12 moon; month
simp. and trad.
(十二月)
十二

Pronunciation


Noun

十二月

  1. December
  2. twelfth month of the Chinese calendar

Synonyms

  • (lunar month):
    • (common) 臘月腊月 (Làyuè)
    • (archaic) 冰月 (Bīngyuè), 嚴月严月, 除月, 殘霜天残霜天, 星回, 嘉平, 季冬 (Jìdōng), 嘉平, 窮節穷节

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
じゅう
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
がつ
Grade: 1
goon kan’yōon
Alternative spelling
12月

From 十二(じゅうに) (jūni, twelve) + (がつ) (-gatsu, counter for the month of the year).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じゅうにがつ [jùúnígátsúꜜ] (Odaka – [5])[1][2] used as a noun
  • (Tokyo) じゅうにがつ [jùúnígátsú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2] used as an adverb
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝːɲ̟iɡa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

(じゅう)()(がつ) • (jūnigatsu) じふにぐわつ (zifunigwatu)?

  1. December
    Synonyms: 極月 (gokugetsu), 師走 (shiwasu)
Derived terms
  • 十二(じゅうに)(がつ)(とう) (Jūnigatsu-tō)

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
しわす
Grade: 1 Grade: 1 Grade: 1
jukujikun

From Old Japanese of unknown derivation.

Pronunciation

Noun

十二月(しわす) • (shiwasu) しはす (sifasu)?

  1. Alternative spelling of 師走 (shiwasu): the twelfth month of the lunar calendar; the month of preparation for the new year
    • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 8, poem 1648:
      , text here
      十二月(しはす)尓者(には)沫雪零(あわゆきふる)()不知(しらね)可毛(かも)(うめの)花開(はなさく)(ふふ)不有(めらずし)() [Man'yōgana]
      十二月(しはす)には淡雪(あわゆき)()ると()らねかも(うめ)(はな)()くふふめらずして [Modern spelling]
      shiwasu ni wa awayuki furu to shirane ka mo ume no hana saku fufumerazu shite
      (please add an English translation of this example)

See also

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 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

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

十二月 • (sibiwol) (hangeul 십이월)

  1. Hanja form? of 십이월 (December).
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