Siyue

Sìyuè
Chinese name
Chinese四月
Hanyu PinyinSìyuè
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSìyuè
Korean name
Hangul사월
Hanja四月
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationSawol
Traditional Korean name
Hangul뱀달
Hanja巳月
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationBaemdal
Japanese name
Kanji四月
Kanaしがつ
Transcriptions
RomanizationShigatsu
Traditional Japanese name
Kanji卯月
Kanaうづき
Transcriptions
RomanizationUzuki

Sìyuè (Chinese: 四月) is the fourth month of the Chinese calendar and calendars based on it, such as the Japanese calendar, Korean calendar and Vietnamese calendar. It follows Sānyuè and precedes Wǔyuè. It is known in Japanese as Shigatsu (Japanese: 四月) or traditionally Uzuki (Japanese: 卯月), and in Korean as Sawol (Korean: 사월; Hanja: 四月) or traditionally Baemdal (Korean: 뱀달; Hanja: 巳月). All of these words can also refer to the month of April in the Gregorian calendar.

Names

In Mandarin Chinese, traditional names of the month include méiyuè (Chinese: 梅月), qīnghé (Chinese: 清和), mèngxià (Chinese: 孟夏) and yúyuè (Chinese: 餘月／余月).

In Japanese, the month is known as shigatsu (Japanese: 四月) or traditionally uzuki (Japanese: 卯月). One explanation derives uzuki from unohanazuki (卯の花月), which means "month of the deutzia flower". Another connects it with utsuki (植月), referring to the planting of rice. An alternative name for the month is mōka (孟夏).

Observances

Dates

Below is a list of the start and end dates of Sìyuè in the Gregorian calendar. Because the 1-hour difference between China and Japan/Korea occasionally affects the date on which a new moon occurs, the dates below can differ from those of the Japanese and Korean calendars.

Dates of Sìyuè
Year First day Last day
2016 7 May 4 June
2017 26 April 25 May
2018 15 May 13 June
2019 5 May 2 June
2020 23 April 22 May
2020 (leap) 23 May 20 June
2021 12 May 9 June
2022 1 May 29 May
2023 19 May 17 June
2024 8 May 5 June
2025 28 April 26 May
2026 17 May 14 June
2027 6 May 4 June
2028 25 April 23 May
2029 13 May 11 June
2030 2 May 31 May
2031 21 May 19 June
2032 9 May 7 June
2033 29 April 27 May
2034 18 May 15 June
2035 8 May 5 June
2036 26 April 25 May

References

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  2. 1 2 Abe, Namiko. "Can you tell me the old names of the months?". About.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ Schulz, Carol H. (2006). "Korean Terms for Calendar and Horary Signs, Holidays, and Seasons". In Sohn, Ho-min (ed.). Korean Language in Culture and Society. University of Hawaiʻi Press. ISBN 9780824826949.
  4. ↑ "孟夏". 漢典 (in Chinese).
  5. ↑ "餘月". 漢典 (in Chinese).
  6. ↑ 홍윤식. "사월초파일 행사". 한국민족문화대백과사전 (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  7. ↑ "沖縄の海岸" (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefectural Government.
  8. ↑ Kawauso (15 June 2013). "2013年、日本と中国の旧暦の日付が違ってます". こよみのページ (in Japanese).
  9. ↑ Aslaksen, Helmer (July 17, 2010). "The Mathematics of the Chinese Calendar" (PDF). Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2014.