二日月

二日月

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二	日	月
ふた > ふつ Grade: 1	か Grade: 1	つき > づき Grade: 1
Irregular	kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふつか​づき [fùtsúkáꜜzùkì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
• (Tokyo) ふつかづき [fùtsúkázúkí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝka̠zɨᵝkʲi]

Noun

二(ふつ)日(か)月(づき) • (futsukazuki) 

1. Moon on the second day of the lunar calendar, especially on August 2nd

Usage notes

二日月 is an autumn 季語(きご) (kigo, “seasonal word”).

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN