皐
皐: marsh
marsh; fifth month (皐月)
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Readings
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コウ
Kunさつき
In practice seen as 皐月 (さつき), the traditional name for the fifth lunar month, roughly June; also used in names.
Key words
皐月さつきfifth lunar month; satsuki azalea
皐月晴れさつきばれfine weather in the rainy season
皐月鱒さつきますsea-run masu trout
Example sentences
皐月の風を受けて、鯉のぼりが空を泳いでいる。
Carp streamers swim across the sky in the May breeze.
皐月晴れの日曜日、家族で山へ出かけた。
On a bright, clear Sunday in May, we went to the mountains as a family.
皐月鱒は、海で育ってから生まれた川へ戻ってくる魚だ。
The satsuki-masu is a fish that grows up at sea and then returns to the river where it was born.