八月

Chinese
eight moon; month
trad. (八月) 八 月
simp. #(八月) 八 月

Pronunciation

Noun

八月

  1. August
  2. eighth month of the Chinese calendar

Synonyms
  • (Xiang) 八月子, 八月間子／八月间子
  • (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
Kanji in this term
八 月
はち
Grade: 1		 がつ
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
8月

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) はちがつ​ [hàchígátsúꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
  • (Tokyo) はちがつ [hàchígátsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠t͡ɕiɡa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

八(はち)月(がつ) • (hachigatsu) 

  1. August

Synonyms

See also

References
  1. 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
八月

Noun

八月 • (parwol) (hangeul 팔월)

  1. Hanja form? of 팔월 (“August”).

Okinawan

Etymology
Kanji in this term
八 月
はち
Grade: 1		 ぐゎち
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From 八 (hachi, “eight”) +‎ 月 (gwachi, “month”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hat͡ɕiɡʷat͡ɕi/

Noun

八(はち)月(ぐゎち) (hachigwachi) 

  1. the month of August

References
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