FromOld Japanese, a compound of水(mi,“water”) +‎な(na,alternative form of possessive particleの(no)) +‎月(tsuki,“month”).^[1][2] Thetsuki changes tozuki as an instance ofrendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)). Originally referred to the month in whichrice paddies need moreirrigation;^[1][2] the use of the kanji無(“not; none; without”) to spell thena portion is in reference to this need for more water. However, thena was initially the alternative form of possessive / genitive particleの(no), and the無 kanji is thus an example of phoneticateji (当(あ)て字(じ)).^[1][2]

• (Tokyo)みなづき[mìnáꜜzùkì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[2][3]
• IPA^(key): [mʲina̠zɨkʲi]

水(み)無(な)月(づき)• (minazuki) 

1. (archaic) thesixthmonth of thelunar calendar

   Synonym:六月(rokugatsu)

2. (poetic) the month ofwater:June

Coordinate terms:睦月,如月,弥生,卯月,皐月,水無月,文月,葉月,長月,神無月,霜月,師走

• 水無(みな)月(づき)会(え)(Minazukie)
• 水無(みな)月(づき)祓(ばらえ)(minazuki-barae)
• 青(あお)水無(みな)月(づき)(aominazuki)
• 水無(みな)月(づき)の能(のう)(Minazuki no Nō)

水(み)無(な)月(づき)• (Minazuki) 

1. asurname

• “^△水無月”, in漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese),The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation,2015–2025

• 六月

Compound of水(mi₁,“water”) +‎な(na,apophonic form of possessive particleの(no₂)) +‎月(tuki₂,“month”).

水無月 (mi₁naduki₂) (kanaみなづき)

1. thesixthmonth of thelunar calendar
   • c.759,Man’yōshū,book 10, poem 1995:

     六月之地副割而照日尓毛吾袖将乾哉於君不相四手

     mi₁naduki₂ no₂ tuti sape₂ sake₂te terupi₁ ni mo waga so₁de pi₂me₂ ya ki₁mi₁ ni apazusite

     (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)

• Japanese:水無月(minazuki)

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