皐月

Japanese

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

For pronunciation and definitions of 皐月 – see the following entry.

【五月さつき】 [noun] (archaic) the fifth month of the lunar calendar [noun] (poetic) May [noun] Rhododendron indicum, a kind of azalea native to Japan (so named because it usually blooms in May) Alternative spellings 早月, サツキ

(This term, 皐月, is an alternative spelling (uncommon) of the above term.)

Coordinate terms: 睦月, 如月, 弥生, 卯月, 皐月, 水無月, 文月, 葉月, 長月, 神無月, 霜月, 師走