noun
evening moon; moonlit evening
Poetic word evoking a moonlit evening, often with a sense of quiet beauty. The reading ゆうづくよ is a variant, sometimes considered more classical or euphonic.
夕月夜の道を二人で歩いた。
We walked together along the path under the evening moon.
歌に詠まれた夕月夜の情景が美しい。
The scene of a moonlit evening described in the poem is beautiful.
月夜 simply means 'moonlit night' and is more common. 夕月夜 specifically emphasizes the evening moon and carries a more poetic, classical nuance.
Compound of 夕 (yū, 'evening'), 月 (tsuki, 'moon'), and 夜 (yo, 'night'). The reading ゆうづきよ reflects rendaku voicing of つき to づき. The variant ゆうづくよ is an older or euphonic form.