五月雨
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
| 五 | 月 | 雨 |
Etymology 1 [edit]
A compound of prefix sa and midare. The initially /sa/ is a prefix meaning early and is cognate with that found in satsuki and saotome. /midare/ is likely midare (“water fall”). Literally "rain of the fifth month", does not refer to May but to the fifth month in the lunar calendar. The kanji are ateji.
Noun [edit]
五月雨 (hiragana さみだれ, romaji samidare)
- a heavy rain that occurs around the fifth lunar moon; an early summer rain
- 1603–1604: Nippo Jisho (page 552)
- Samidare. サミダレ (五月雨) Goguatno ame. (五月の雨) Nagaxi (ながし)と呼ばれる, [陰暦]五月の雨.
- 1603–1604: Nippo Jisho (page 552)
- that which repeats over and over without lasting long
Etymology 2 [edit]
A compound of satsuki (“fifth lunar moon”) and ame (“rain”).
Noun [edit]
五月雨 (hiragana さつきあめ, romaji satsukiame)
- a heavy rain that occurs around the fifth lunar moon; an early summer rain
- 1603–1604: Nippo Jisho (page 560)
- Satçuqiame. (サツキアメ) (皐月雨) Samidare (五月雨)に同じ. [陰暦]五月の雨.
- 1603–1604: Nippo Jisho (page 560)
References [edit]
- 1980 May 11 [1603–1604], Tadao Doi, Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4-0008-0021-3: