also: つきしろ
moonlight; lunar spirit
Formal or literary term. Can refer to the light of the moon or, in a more poetic sense, to the moon's spirit or essence. Rare in modern everyday speech.
In the poem, the word 月魄 represents moonlight.
古い文献には、月魄を月の精霊として扱う記述がある。
In old texts, there are descriptions treating 月魄 as the spirit of the moon.
Literary kanji compound; the reading げっぱく is the standard on'yomi. The alternative reading つきしろ is rare and may be encountered in classical or poetic contexts.
Rare kun'yomi reading; mainly found in older literary works.
Compound of 月 (moon) and 魄 (soul, spirit). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the idea of the moon's spirit or its light.