Chinese

Proper noun

四月

1. April
2. The modern name for the fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Synonyms

• (lunar month): 梅月 (Méiyuè), 清和 (Qīnghé), 初夏 (Chūxià), 麥月／麦月, 桐夏, 餘月／余月, 孟夏 (Mèngxià), 純月／纯月

Japanese

Etymology

四 (し, shi), "four" + 月 (がつ, gatsu), "month"

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) しがつ​ [shìgátsúꜜ] (Odaka - [3])^[1]
• (Tokyo) しがつ [shìgátsú] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɡ̃a̠t͡sɯᵝ]

Noun

四月 ‎(hiragana しがつ, romaji shigatsu)

1. the month of April.

Synonyms

• 卯月 (うづき) ‎(uzuki)

See also

• 四 (よん)ヶ月 (げつ) ‎(yonkagetsu)

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

四月 • ‎(sawol) ‎(hangeul 사월)

1. Hanja form^? of 사월, “April”.