皐月

さつき

Also written サツキ, 早月, 五月

Meanings

1. Noun fifth month of the lunar calendar
2. satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

Kanji

• 皐 swamp; shore; fifth month. Read as さつき.
• 月 moon. Read as つき.

Example sentences

• この恋の莟は皐月の風に育てられて、又逢うまでには美しゅう咲くであろう。
  This bud of love, by summer’s ripening breath, may prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.

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