Chinese

Proper noun

二月

1. February
2. The modern name for the second month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Synonyms

• (lunar month): 杏月 (Xìngyuè), 如月 (Rúyuè), 麗月／丽月, 花月, 柳月, 仲春, 酣春, 艷春／艳春, 芳春, 早春

Japanese

Etymology 1

二 ‎(ni, “two”) +‎ 月 ‎(gatsu, “month”)

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) にがつ​ [nìgátsúꜜ] (Odaka - [3])^[1]
• (Tokyo) にがつ [nìgátsú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [niɡ̃a̠t͡sɯᵝ]

Noun

二月 ‎(hiragana にがつ, romaji nigatsu)

1. February

See also

• 二 (に)ヶ月 (げつ) ‎(nikagetsu)

Etymology 2

Noun

二月 ‎(hiragana きさらぎ, romaji kisaragi)

1. Alternative spelling of 如月

References

1. 1 2 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Noun

二月 • ‎(iweol) ‎(hangeul 이월)

1. Hanja form^? of 이월, “February”.