二月

Chinese
two moon; month
simp. and trad.
(二月)		 二 月

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 二 月
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 日 (38) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 脂 (15) 元 (68)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 而至切 魚厥切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ȵiɪH/ /ŋʉɐt̚/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ȵiH/ /ŋʷiɐt̚/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ȵʑjɪH/ /ŋiuɐt̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ȵiH/ /ŋuat̚/
Li
Rong		 /ȵiH/ /ŋiuɐt̚/
Wang
Li		 /ȵʑiH/ /ŋĭwɐt̚/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ȵʑiH/ /ŋi̯wɐt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 èr yuè
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 ji6 jyut6

Noun

二月

  1. February
  2. The modern name for the second month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 二月二

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
二 月
に
Grade: 1		 がつ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

二 (ni, “two”) +‎ 月 (-gatsu, “month”)

Pronunciation

Noun

二(に)月(がつ) • (nigatsu) 

  1. February

See also

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
二 月
Grade: 1 Grade: 1
irregular

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

二月(きさらぎ) • (kisaragi) 

  1. Alternative spelling of 如月

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
二月

Noun

二月 • (iwol) (hangeul 이월)

  1. Hanja form? of 이월 (“February”).
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