桜月

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See also: 櫻月

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
さくら
Grade: 5
つき > づき
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
櫻月 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

From (sakura, cherry tree, cherry blossom) +‎ (tsuki, month).

The tsuki changes to zuki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(さくら)(づき) (sakurazuki

  1. the third month in the lunar calendar
  2. the month when cherry blossoms are in bloom, March

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN