卯月
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 卯月. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 卯月, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 卯月 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 卯月 you have here. The definition of the word 卯月 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of卯月, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Chinese
| 4th earthly branch; 5–7 a.m. | moon; month | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (卯月) |
卯 | 月 | |
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˇ ㄩㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎoyuè
- Wade–Giles: Mao3-yüeh4
- Yale: Mǎu-ywè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maoyueh
- Palladius: Маоюэ (Maojue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maau5 jyut6
- Yale: máauh yuht
- Cantonese Pinyin: maau5 jyt9
- Guangdong Romanization: mao5 yud6
- Sinological IPA (key): /maːu̯¹³ jyːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
卯月
Synonyms
- (second month): 杏月 (Xìngyuè), 麗月／丽月 (Lìyuè), 花月 (huāyuè), 柳月, 仲春, 酣春, 豔春／艳春, 芳春, 如月 (Rúyuè), 早春 (zǎochūn)
See also
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˇ ㄩㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎoyuè
- Wade–Giles: Mao3-yüeh4
- Yale: Mǎu-ywè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maoyueh
- Palladius: Маоюэ (Maojue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maau5 jyut6
- Yale: máauh yuht
- Cantonese Pinyin: maau5 jyt9
- Guangdong Romanization: mao5 yud6
- Sinological IPA (key): /maːu̯¹³ jyːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
卯月
- An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 卯月, Uzuki
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 卯 | 月 |
| う Jinmeiyō |
つき > づき Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
From 卯 (u, short for 卯の花 (unohana), “deutzia flower”) + 月 (tsuki, “month”).
The tsuki changes to zuki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (archaic) the fourth month of the lunar calendar
- (poetic) the month when deutzia flowers are in bloom: April
Synonyms
Synonyms
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
See also
- 空木, 卯木 (utsugi, “Deutzia crenata”)
- 四月 (shigatsu)
Proper noun
- (historical) a 神風 (Kamikaze)-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy
- (historical) a 睦月 (Mutsuki)-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, see
Japanese destroyer Uzuki (1925) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - a female given name
- a surname
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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