noun
moon on the 19th night of the lunar month
Traditional Japanese name for the moon on the 19th day of the lunar calendar. The name literally means 'waiting-in-bed moon', as it rises later in the evening, so people wait for it while lying down. Compare 更待月 (moon on the 20th night).
See also: 更待月
旧暦19日の月を寝待月と呼ぶ。
The moon on the 19th day of the lunar calendar is called nemachizuki.
寝待月は、更待月の前の夜の月です。
Nemachizuki is the moon of the night before fukemachizuki (the 20th-night moon).
Refers to the moon on the 20th night of the lunar month, one night later than 寝待月. Both are traditional names for specific lunar phases.
From 寝 (ne, 'sleep') + 待ち (machi, 'waiting') + 月 (tsuki, 'moon'), referring to waiting for the late-rising moon while lying in bed.