Word Meaning 霜月

しもつき shimotsuki

霜月 is read as しもつき (shimotsuki) and means eleventh month of the lunar calendar.

Meaning

English

  1. eleventh month of the lunar calendar

Reading

Kana

しもつき

Romaji

shimotsuki

Writing Variants

  • 霜月 そうげつ sougetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 127524 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

霜降月

しもふりづき

eleventh lunar month

初霜月

はつしもづき

tenth lunar month

しも

frost

霜降り

しもふり

(of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water

霜降作り

しもふりづくり

fish, chicken, shellfish, etc. blanched by exposure to boiling and then icy water

箇月

かげつ

counter for months

如月

きさらぎ

second month of the lunar calendar

隔月

かくげつ

every second month

臨月

りんげつ

final month of pregnancy

梅月

ばいげつ

fifth lunar month

梅見月

うめみづき

second lunar month

亥月

がいげつ

tenth month of the lunar calendar