noun
December; last month of the year
A poetic or literary name for the twelfth month of the lunar or modern calendar. In modern contexts, it is a formal or elegant alternative to 十二月.
極月に入り、年の瀬の慌ただしさが増してきた。
With the arrival of December, the year-end bustle has intensified.
俳句では十二月を「極月」と詠むこともある。
In haiku, December is sometimes referred to as 'gokugetsu'.