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

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十二月

  1. December
  2. twelfth month of the Chinese calendar

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
じゅう
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
がつ
Grade: 1
goon kan'yōon
Alternative spelling
12月

From 十二(じゅうに) (jūni, twelve) + (がつ) (-gatsu, counter for the month of the year).

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(じゅう)()(がつ) (jūnigatsuじふにぐわつ (zifunigwatu)?

  1. December
    Synonyms: 極月 (gokugetsu), 師走 (shiwasu)
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
しわす
Grade: 1 Grade: 1 Grade: 1
jukujikun

From Old Japanese of unknown derivation.

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十二月(しわす) (shiwasuしはす (sifasu)?

  1. Alternative spelling of 師走 (shiwasu): the twelfth month of the lunar calendar; the month of preparation for the new year
    • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 8, poem 1648:
      , text here
      十二月(しはす)尓者(には)沫雪零(あわゆきふる)()不知(しらね)可毛(かも)(うめの)花開(はなさく)(ふふ)不有(めらずし)() [Man'yōgana]
      十二月(しはす)には淡雪(あわゆき)()ると()らねかも(うめ)(はな)()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)

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2019), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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Hanja in this term

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十二月 (sibiwol) (hangeul 십이월)

  1. hanja form? of 십이월 (December)
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