八月

Chinese
eight moon; month
simp. and trad.
(八月)		 八 月

Pronunciation

Noun

八月

  1. August
  2. eighth month of the Chinese calendar

Synonyms
  • (lunar month): 桂月 (Guìyuè), 瑩月／莹月, 虹月, 吟秋, 鴉月／鸦月, 壯月／壮月, 仲秋, 中秋 (zhōngqiū)

Derived terms
  • 八月桂
  • 八月節／八月节 (bāyuèjié)
  • 八月花神
  • 八月菊
  • 四月寒，八月旱

Japanese
Kanji in this term
八 月
はち
Grade: 1		 がつ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

八 (はち) (hachi, “eight”) + 月 (がつ) (gatsu, “month”)

Pronunciation

Noun

八月 (hiragana はちがつ, rōmaji hachigatsu)

  1. the month of August

Synonyms

See also

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
八月

Noun

八月 • (parwol) (hangeul 팔월)

  1. Hanja form? of 팔월 (“August”).
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