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月世界 (げっせかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

月げっ世せ界かい

also: つきせかい

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Meanings

1

moon; lunar world

formal or literary

Formal or literary term for the moon as a world or realm. Often used in poetic, science-fiction, or descriptive contexts.

彼かれは月げっ世せ界かいの探たん検けん

を

夢ゆめ

見み

て

い

た

。

He dreamed of exploring the lunar world.

2

Tsukisekai (sweet)

trademark›food / cooking›

Only with reading つきせかい

A trademarked pale yellow rectangular sweet, a specialty of Toyama city. Read as つきせかい.

富と山やまのお土産みやげに月つき世せ界かいを買かった。
I bought Tsukisekai as a souvenir from Toyama.

Kanji

月month, moon
世generation, world, society
界world, boundary

Built from

月げつ+世せ界かい

Written forms

月世界
- げっせかい
  Standard kanji form for the literary 'lunar world' sense.
- つきせかい
  Reading used for the trademark sweet; not used for the lunar sense.
つきせかい

Etymology

Compound of 月 (moon) and 世界 (world). The reading げっせかい uses the on'yomi of both characters, while つきせかい uses the kun'yomi for 月 and on'yomi for 世界, restricted to the trademark sweet.