the third month in the lunar calendar / the month when cherry blossoms are in bloom, March

Little Red Riding Hood

Alternative spelling of 赤ずきん

grasping something with the hands

(history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position in the 後宮 (Kōkyū, “Seraglio”) that's responsible for maintaining and cleaning the court interior / Alternative spelling of 掃部寮

(history, government, music) a 律令 (ritsuryō) department under the 治部省 (Jibushō, “Ministry of Ceremonies”), responsible for court musical activities

using brute strength

Rare spelling of 三日月 (mikazuki): a crescent moon

crescent moon

(archaic) the seventh month of the lunar calendar / (poetic) the book month; July