有明の月

Japanese
Kanji in this term
有 明 月
あ(り)
Grade: 3		 あ(け)
Grade: 2		 つき
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Literally the “moon during the sixteenth night of the lunar calendar → moon at dawn”.

Noun

有(あり)明(あけ)の月(つき) • (ariake no tsuki) 

  1. the moon still in the sky at the hours around dawn or sunrise
    Synonym: 有明月 (ariake-zuki)

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