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 • (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
- 花見 (hanami): The Flower-Viewing Festival (Spring)
- 紅葉狩 (momijigari): The Leaf-Viewing Festival (Autumn)
References
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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