Chinese

Proper noun

十二月

1. December
2. The modern name for the twelfth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Synonyms

• (lunar month):
  • (common) 臘月／腊月 (Làyuè)
  • (archaic) 冰月, 嚴月／严月, 除月, 殘霜天／残霜天, 星回, 嘉平, 季冬 (Jìdōng), 嘉平, 窮節／穷节

Japanese

Etymology

十二 (じゅうに, jūni), "twelve" (十, "ten" + 二, "two") + 月 (がつ, gatsu), "month"

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) じゅうにがつ​ [jùúnígátsúꜜ] (Odaka - [5])^[1]
• (Tokyo) じゅうにがつ [jùúnígátsú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɯᵝːniɡ̃a̠t͡sɯᵝ]

Noun

十二月 ‎(hiragana じゅうにがつ, romaji jūnigatsu)

1. December

Synonyms

• 師走 (しわす) ‎(shiwasu)

See also

• 十二 (じゅうに)ヶ月 (げつ) ‎(jūnikagetsu)

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

十二月 • ‎(sibiwol) ‎(hangeul 십이월)

1. Hanja form^? of 십이월, “December”.