霜月

Chinese
frost moon; month
trad. (霜月) 霜 月
simp. #(霜月) 霜 月

Pronunciation

Proper noun

霜月

  1. (historical) Frimaire

Japanese
Kanji in this term
霜 月
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 霜 (shimo, “frost”) +‎ 月 (tsuki, “month”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) しも​つき [shìmóꜜtsùkì] (Nakadaka – [2])[2][3]
  • IPA(key): [ɕimo̞t͡sɨ̥ᵝkʲi]

Noun

霜(しも)月(つき) • (shimotsuki) 

  1. (archaic) the eleventh month of the lunar calendar
  2. (poetic) the month of frost; November
  3. (historical) Frimaire
Synonyms
Synonyms
  • 神楽(かぐら)月(づき) (kagurazuki)
  • 黄鐘(こうしょう) (kōshō)
  • 霜(しも)降(ふ)り月(づき) (shimofurizuki)
  • 仲冬(ちゅうとう) (chūtō)
  • 暢(ちょう)月(げつ) (chōgetsu)
  • 仲(なか)の冬(ふゆ) (naka no fuyu)
  • 子(ね)月(づき) (nezuki)
  • 雪(ゆき)見(み)月(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
Derived terms
  • 霜月(しもつき)会(え) (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)祭(まつり) (Shimotsuki Matsuri)
  • 御(お)霜月(しもつき) (o-shimotsuki)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
霜 月
そう
Grade: S		 げつ
Grade: 1
kan’on

/sauɡetʉ/ → /sɔːɡet͡su/ → /soːɡet͡su/

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Pronunciation

Noun

霜(そう)月(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. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 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
Kanji in this term
霜 月
Grade: S Grade: 1

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese 霜月 (shimotsuki).

From 霜 (shimu, “frost”) +‎ 月 (chichi, “month”).

Pronunciation

Noun

霜月(しむちち) (shimuchichi) 

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

Coordinate terms

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).
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