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VocabJLPT N1

February

Noun

Definitions

1. second month of the lunar calendar
2. February

This is a classical Japanese poetic name for the second month of the lunar calendar, roughly corresponding to February. It is rarely used in everyday modern speech but appears frequently in literature, poetry, and traditional contexts as a elegant, old-fashioned way to refer to that month.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Whoa, the Kisaragi wind feels like it could tear my ears off!

Sentence 2

Turning the calendar page, the word Kisaragi quietly appeared.

Sentence 3

If we're counting by the old lunar calendar, I wonder if we're in Kisaragi now.

Sentence 4

Reading about the old calendar at the library, I nodded along at the origin of "Kisaragi."

Sentence 5

"Let's keep the customs of lunar Kisaragi alive," came the neighborhood announcement.