臘月

See also: 腊月

Chinese

winter solstice sacrifice
dried meat
month
trad. (臘月) 臘 月
simp. (腊月) 腊 月

Etymology

Refers to the ancient sacrificial ritual that occurred after the winter solstice called 臘祭/腊祭.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

臘月

  1. twelfth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Synonyms

  • (modern) 十二月 (shí'èryuè)
  • (archaic) 冰月 (Bīngyuè), 嚴月/严月, 除月, 殘霜天/残霜天, 星回, 嘉平, 季冬 (Jìdōng), 嘉平, 窮節/穷节
  • (Min Nan) 十二月冬

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
臘 月
ろう
Hyōgaiji
げつ
Grade: 1
kan’on

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ろ​ーげつ [róꜜògètsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɾo̞ːɡe̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

臘(ろう)月(げつ) • (rōgetsu) 

  1. (archaic) the twelfth month of the lunar calendar
    Synonym: 師走 (shiwasu)

References

  1. “臘月” in Weblio Dictionary.
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