つきおくれ
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Japanese
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| 月遅れ 月後れ |
Etymology
From 月 (tsuki) + 遅れ (okure, “連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 遅れる (okureru).”).
Pronunciation
Noun
つきおくれ • (tsukiokure) ←つきおくれ (tukiokure)?
- celebrating a holiday 1 month after its official date on the Western calendar, and thus closer to its date on the traditional lunar calendar
- 月遅れ盆
- tsukiokure-bon
- month-later-Obon (August 15 instead of July 15)
- 月遅れ盆
Notes
- ^ Japan transposed lunar dates onto the Western calendar during the Meiji era instead of keeping both separately, as is done in China.