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月形 (tsukigata) Japanese meaning: crescent shape | Kotomora

月つき形がた

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Meanings

1

Refers to a shape like a crescent moon; used for describing objects, patterns, or symbols.

そのクッキーは月つき形がたに焼やかれていた。
The cookies were baked in a crescent shape.

Kanji

月month, moon
形shape, form, style

Related words

三み日か月づき
三日月 specifically means 'crescent moon' (the celestial body), while 月形 is a more general term for any crescent-shaped object or figure.

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Etymology

Compound of 月 (つき, 'moon') and 形 (かた, 'shape'). The reading つきがた follows standard rendaku.