Chinese

Noun

八月

1. August
2. eighth month of the Chinese calendar

Synonyms

• (lunar month): 桂月 (Guìyuè), 瑩月／莹月, 虹月, 吟秋, 鴉月／鸦月, 壯月／壮月, 仲秋, 中秋 (zhōngqiū)

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology

八 (はち, hachi), "eight" + 月 (がつ, gatsu), "month"

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) はちがつ​ [hàchígátsúꜜ] (Odaka - [4])^[1]
• (Tokyo) はちがつ [hàchígátsú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡ɕiɡ̃a̠t͡sɯᵝ]

Noun

八月 ‎(hiragana はちがつ, romaji hachigatsu)

1. the month of August

Synonyms

• 葉月 (はづき) ‎(hazuki)

See also

• 八 (はっ)ヶ月 (げつ) ‎(hakkagetsu)

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

八月 • ‎(parwol) ‎(hangeul 팔월)

1. Hanja form^? of 팔월, “August”.