満月

See also: 滿月

Japanese

Kanji in this term
満	月
まん Grade: 4	げつ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
滿月 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 滿月／满月 (mɑ̌n ngjwot, literally “full + moon”). Compare modern Min Nan reading móa-ge̍h.

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) まんげつ [máꜜǹgètsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [mã̠ŋɡe̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

満(まん)月(げつ) • (mangetsu)

full moon

See also

新月(しんげつ) (shingetsu): new moon
月形(つきがた) (tsukigata): a half moon or crescent moon shape
三日月(みかづき) (mikazuki): crescent moon
半月(はんげつ) (hangetsu): half moon

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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