四月

Chinese
four moon; month
simp. and trad.
(四月)		 四 月

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 四 月
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 心 (16) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 脂 (15) 月 (68)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 息利切 魚厥切
Baxter sijH ngjwot
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /siɪH/ /ŋʉɐt̚/
Pan
Wuyun		 /siH/ /ŋʷiɐt̚/
Shao
Rongfen		 /sjɪH/ /ŋiuɐt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /siH/ /ŋuat̚/
Li
Rong		 /siH/ /ŋiuɐt̚/
Wang
Li		 /siH/ /ŋĭwɐt̚/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /siH/ /ŋi̯wɐt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 sì yuè
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 si3 jyut6

Noun

四月

  1. April
  2. The modern name for the fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Synonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
四 月
し
Grade: 1		 がつ
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
4月

Etymology

四(し) (shi, “four”) + 月(がつ) (gatsu, “month”)

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) しがつ​ [shìgátsúꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
    • (Tokyo) しがつ [shìgátsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ɕiɡa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

    Noun

    四(し)月(がつ) • (shigatsu) 

    1. April

    Synonyms

    See also

    References
    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

    Korean
    Hanja in this term
    四月

    Noun

    四月 • (sawol) (hangeul 사월)

    1. Hanja form? of 사월 (“April”).
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