Chinese

Proper noun

六月

1. June
2. The modern name for the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar

Synonyms

• (lunar month): 荷月 (Héyuè), 玉繩／玉绳, 且月, 伏月, 季夏, 焦月, 署月, 精陽／精阳, 溽暑, 季暑

Japanese

Etymology

六 (ろく, roku), "six" + 月 (がつ, gatsu), "month"

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ろくがつ​ [ròkúgátsúꜜ] (Odaka - [4])^[1]
• (Tokyo) ろくがつ [ròkúgátsú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɺ̠o̞kɯᵝɡ̃a̠t͡sɯᵝ]

Noun

六月 ‎(hiragana ろくがつ, romaji rokugatsu)

1. the month of June

Synonyms

• 水無月 (みなずき) ‎(minazuki)

See also

• 六 (ろっ)ヶ月 (げつ) ‎(rokkagetsu): for 6 months

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

六月 • ‎(yuwol) ‎(hangeul 유월)

1. Hanja form^? of 유월, “the sixth month”.