月見

月見

Japanese

月見 (tsukimi): Tsukimi-style udon noodles.

Kanji in this term
月	見
つき Grade: 1	み Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 月 (tsuki, “moon”) +‎ 見 (mi, “viewing, seeing”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 見る miru “to see, to watch”).[1]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) つきみ​ [tsùkímíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[2]
  • (Tokyo) つきみ [tsùkímí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝkʲimʲi]

Noun

月見 (hiragana つきみ, rōmaji tsukimi)

1. moon viewing, generally of the full moon
2. a celebration of the harvest moon in autumn
3. a type of cuisine, with one egg in the center of the dish, either raw or sunny-side up, with the yolk representing the full moon

Synonyms

• (viewing the moon): 観月 (かんげつ) (kangetsu)

Derived terms

• 月見 (つきみ)饂 (う)飩 (どん) (tsukimi udon): tsukimi-style udon noodles
• 月見 (つきみ)藁 (そ)麦 (ば) (tsukimi soba): tsukimi-style soba noodles
• 月見 (つきみ)団 (だん)子 (ご) (tsukimi dango): tsukimi-style dango dumplings

See also

• 花見 (はなみ) (hanami): The Flower-Viewing Festival (Spring)
• 紅葉狩 (もみじがり) (momijigari): The Leaf-Viewing Festival (Autumn)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN