水無月

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	無	月

Etymology

水 (みず, mizu), "water" + 無 (な, na) as a euphonious but meaningless 当て字 (ateji) + 月 (つき, tsuki), "month"

Noun

水無月 (hiragana みなづき, romaji minazuki)

1. (archaic) the sixth month of the lunar calendar
2. (poetic) the month of water; June