오월

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May

🌸 오월 = 오 (five, 五) + 월 (month, 月): the fifth month

Korean months are just Sino-Korean number + 월 (month). 오 is five, so 오월 is month five: May. Same pattern as 일월 (January) and 삼월 (March), and the hanja 五月 matches Chinese 五月 and Japanese 五月.

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