五月雨

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Noun 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 References

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
五	月	雨

[edit] Etymology 1

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.

[edit] Noun

五月雨 (hiragana さみだれ, romaji samidare)

1. 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.

2. that which repeats over and over without lasting long

[edit] Etymology 2

A compound of satsuki (“‘fifth lunar moon’”) and ame (“‘rain’”).

[edit] Noun

五月雨 (hiragana さつきあめ, romaji satsukiame)

1. 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.

[edit] References

• Doi, Tadao [1603-1604] (1980). Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese). Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten. ISBN 4-0008-0021-3.