つきおくれ

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
月遅れ
月後れ
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Etymology

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From (つき) (tsuki) + (おく) (okure, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb (おく)れる (okureru).).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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つきおくれ (tsukiokureつきおくれ (tukiokure)?

  1. celebrating a holiday 1 month after its official date on the Western calendar,[note 1] and thus closer to its date on the traditional lunar calendar
    月遅(つきおく)(ぼん)
    tsukiokure-bon
    month-later-Obon (August 15 instead of July 15)

Notes

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  1. ^ Japan transposed lunar dates onto the Western calendar during the Meiji era instead of keeping both separately, as is done in China.

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN