げっけい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of げっけい – see the following entries.
月経
[noun] menstruation
月桂
[noun] (Chinese mythology) the laurel tree that grows on the moon
[noun] (subsequently) the moon
[noun] (by extension) moonlight
[noun] Clipping of 月桂樹 (gekkeiju, laurel, Laurus nobilis).
(This term, げっけい, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
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