| Word | Reading | Meaning |
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| 朔 | さく | new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end) |
| 朔 | つきたち | first day of the month; first ten days of the lunar month |
| 朔 | ついたち, さくじつ, いっぴ | first day of the month; first ten days of the lunar month |
| 正朔 | せいさく | beginning of the month or the year, New Year's Day, the calendar |
| 八朔 | はっさく | Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku); 1st of August (lunar calendar) |
| 朔風 | さくふう | north wind |
| 朔望 | さくぼう | first and fifteenth days of the lunar month (corresponding to new moon and full moon) |
| 朔望月 | さくぼうげつ | synodic month |
| 朔望潮 | さくぼうちょう | spring tide |
| 朔日 | ついたち, さくじつ, いっぴ | first day of the month; first ten days of the lunar month |
