四月

Chinese

four moon; month
simp. and trad.
(四月)

Pronunciation


Noun

四月

  1. April
  2. The modern name for the fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Synonyms

  • (lunar month): 梅月 (Méiyuè), 清和 (Qīnghé), 初夏 (chūxià), 麥月麦月, 桐夏, 餘月余月, 孟夏 (Mèngxià), 純月纯月

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
がつ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

 () (shi, four) +  (がつ) (gatsu, month)

Pronunciation

Noun

四月 (hiragana しがつ, rōmaji shigatsu)

  1. the month of April.

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

Noun

四月 (sawol) (hangeul 사월)

  1. Hanja form? of 사월 (April).
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