神無月
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[edit] Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||||||
| 神 | 無 | 月 | |||||
[edit] Etymology
神 (かみ, kami), "god" + 無 (な, na), "lack" + 月 (つき, tsuki), "month"
- Japanese gods were said to assemble at the Grand shrine of Izumo (出雲大社, Izumo Taisha) in the tenth month of the lunar calendar, leaving no gods in the rest of Japan.
[edit] Noun
神無月 (hiragana かんなづき, かみなしづき, かみなつき, romaji kan'nazuki, kaminasizuki, kaminatsuki)
[edit] Alternative forms
- 神有月, 神在月
- Note: the above two forms are used only in Izumo Province (出雲国).

