月見
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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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
Noun
月見 (hiragana つきみ, rōmaji tsukimi)
- moon viewing, generally of the full moon
- a celebration of the harvest moon in autumn
- 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 (kangetsu)
Derived terms
See also
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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