文月

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふみ
Grade: 1
つき > づき
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

(ふみ, fumi), "writing" + (つき, tsuki), "month"

Pronunciation

Noun

(ふみ)(づき) or 文月(ふづき) (fumizuki or fuzuki

  1. (archaic) the seventh month of the lunar calendar
  2. (poetic) the book month; July

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN