五月
Chinese[edit]
five | moon; month | ||
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simp. and trad. (五月) |
五 | 月 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
五月
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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五 | 月 |
ご Grade: 1 |
がつ Grade: 1 |
goon |
Alternative spelling |
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5月 |
Compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 五 (go, “five, fifth”) + 月 (gatsu, “month”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
五月 • (gogatsu) ←ごぐわつ (gogwatu)?
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See also[edit]
- (Gregorian calendar months) 一月 (ichigatsu), 二月 (nigatsu), 三月 (sangatsu), 四月 (shigatsu), 五月 (gogatsu), 六月 (rokugatsu), 七月 (shichigatsu), 八月 (hachigatsu), 九月 (kugatsu), 十月 (jūgatsu), 十一月 (jūichigatsu), 十二月 (jūnigatsu) (Category: ja:Gregorian calendar months)
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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五 | 月 |
さ Grade: 1 |
つき Grade: 1 |
irregular | kun’yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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皐月 (uncommon) 早月 (rare) |
Explained in some sources[4] as a possible contraction of 早苗月 (sanaezuki, another old name for the month of May). However, the initial sa- element appears in many ancient terms relating to the rice plant,[5] making it more likely that the sa- in satsuki is not a contraction. Some sources[5] thus list satsuki instead as a compound of さ (sa, ancient word relating to rice, here referring to the planting season) + 月 (tsuki, “moon; month”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (archaic) the fifth month of the lunar calendar
- Synonym: 早苗月 (sanaezuki)
- (poetic) May
- Synonym: 五月 (gogatsu) (see above)
- (botany) Rhododendron indicum, a kind of azalea native to Japan (so named because it usually blooms in May)
Coordinate terms: 睦月, 如月, 弥生, 卯月, 皐月, 水無月, 文月, 葉月, 長月, 神無月, 霜月, 師走
Usage notes[edit]
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as サツキ. When spelled in kanji, the azalea sense may be more often spelled as 皐月.
The term gogatsu is the most common term for the month of May in modern Japanese. The synonyms satsuki and sanaezuki are archaic and may be used in historical or poetic contexts.
Etymology 3[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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五 | 月 |
い Grade: 1 |
つき Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- a female given name
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 1984, 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, relevant text online here.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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五 | 月 |
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