初しょ秋しゅう

noun

early autumn; beginning of fall

Refers to the early part of autumn, typically around September in the modern calendar. Both しょしゅう and はつあき are used, with しょしゅう being more common.

• 初しょ秋しゅうの風かぜが心地ここちよい。

  The early autumn breeze is pleasant.

• 初しょ秋しゅうには紅こう葉ようがまだ早はやい。

  It's still too early for autumn leaves in early autumn.

noun

seventh month of the lunar calendar

Only with reading しょしゅう

Obsolete term referring to the seventh month of the traditional lunar calendar, roughly corresponding to August in the modern calendar. Only used with the reading しょしゅう.

See also: 文月

• 旧きゅう暦れきでは、初しょ秋しゅうは文ふみ月づきとも呼よばれた。

  In the old lunar calendar, the seventh month was also called 文月.