満月

満月

See also: 滿月

Japanese

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

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 滿月 (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

満月 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 滿月, hiragana まんげつ, rōmaji mangetsu)

1. 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

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN