十二月

Chinese
twelve; 12 moon; month
simp. and trad.
(十二月)		 十二 月

Pronunciation

Noun

十二月

  1. December
  2. twelfth month of the Chinese calendar

Synonyms
  • (lunar month):
    • (common) 臘月／腊月 (Làyuè)
    • (archaic) 冰月, 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

Japanese
Kanji in this term
十 二 月
じゅう
Grade: 1		 に
Grade: 1		 がつ
Grade: 1
goon kan’yōon

Etymology 1

From 十 (じゅう)二 (に) (jūni, “twelve”) + 月 (がつ) (-gatsu, counter for the month of the year).

Pronunciation
  • On’yomi
    • (Tokyo) じゅうにがつ​ [jùúnígátsúꜜ] (Odaka – [5])[1][2] used as a noun
    • (Tokyo) じゅうにがつ [jùúnígátsú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2] used as an adverb
    • IPA(key): [d͡ʑɨᵝːɲ̟iɡa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

十二月 (hiragana じゅうにがつ, rōmaji jūnigatsu, historical hiragana じふにぐわつ)

  1. December
    Synonyms: 極月 (gokugetsu), 師走 (shiwasu)
Derived terms
  • 十 (じゅう)二 (に)月 (がつ)党 (とう) (Jūnigatsu-tō)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
十 二 月
Grade: 1 Grade: 1 Grade: 1
jukujikun

From Old Japanese of unknown derivation.

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

十二月 (hiragana しわす, rōmaji shiwasu, historical hiragana しはす)

  1. Alternative spelling of 師走 (shiwasu): the twelveth month of the lunar calendar; the month of preparation for the new year
    • c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 8, poem 1648), text here
      十 (し)二 (は)月 (す)尓 (に)者 (は)沫雪零 (あわゆきふる)跡 (と)不知 (しらね)可 (か)毛 (も)梅 (うめの)花開 (はなさく)含 (ふふ)不有 (めらずし)而 (て) [Man'yōgana]
      十 (し)二 (は)月 (す)には淡雪 (あわゆき)降 (ふ)ると知 (し)らねかも梅 (うめ)の花 (はな)咲 (さ)くふふめらずして [Modern spelling]
      shiwasu ni wa awayuki furu to shirane ka mo ume no hana saku fufumerazu shite
      (please add an English translation of this example)

See also

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 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
十二月

Noun

十二月 • (sibiwol) (hangeul 십이월)

  1. Hanja form? of 십이월 (“December”).
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