五月

Chinese

		five	moon; month
simp. and trad. (五月)		五	月

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 五月

1. May
2. modern name for the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Synonyms

• (lunar month): 榴月 (Liúyuè), 蒲月, 仲夏 (zhòngxià), 飄香／飘香, 皋月, 鬱月／郁月, 午 (wǔ)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
五	月
ご Grade: 1	がつ Grade: 1
on'yomi

Compound of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese-derived elements 五 (go, “five, fifth”) +‎ 月 (gatsu, “month”).

Noun

五(ご)月(がつ) • (gogatsu) ^{←ごぐわつ (gogwatu)?}

1. the month of May

Usage notes

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.

Synonyms

• 五月 (satsuki) (see below)
• 早苗月 (sanaezuki)

Etymology 2

五月 (satsuki): the Japanese azalea,

Kanji in this term
五	月
さ Grade: 1	つき Grade: 1
irregular	kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
皐月 早月

Explained in some sources 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, making it more likely that the sa- in satsuki is not a contraction. Some sources 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”).

Noun

五(さ)月(つき) or 五月(サツキ) • (satsuki) 

1. (archaic) the fifth month of the lunar calendar
2. (poetic) May
3. (botany) , a kind of azalea native to Japan (so named because it usually blooms in May)

Usage notes

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.

Synonyms

(May):

• 五月 (gogatsu) (see above)

(fifth lunar month):

• 早苗月 (sanaezuki)

Coordinate terms

• (Japanese calendar months) 睦(む)月(つき) (mutsuki), 如月(きさらぎ) (kisaragi), 弥(や)生(よい) (yayoi), 卯(う)月(づき) (uzuki), 皐(さ)月(つき) (satsuki), 水(み)無(な)月(づき) (minazuki), 文(ふみ)月(づき) (fumizuki), 葉(は)月(づき) (hazuki), 長(なが)月(つき) (nagatsuki), 神(かん)無(な)月(づき) (kannazuki), 霜(しも)月(つき) (shimotsuki), 師(し)走(わす) (shiwasu) ^{(Category: ja:Japanese calendar months)}

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Korean

Hanja in this term
五	月

Noun

五月 • (owol) (hangeul 오월)

1. Hanja form^? of 오월 (“the fifth month”).