死し魄はくMeanings1nounwaning moonRare literary or classical term for the waning moon. In modern Japanese, 下弦の月 or 欠けていく月 are more common.古ふるい和わ歌かでは「死し魄はく」が欠かけゆく月つきを表あらわすことがある。In old waka poetry, 死魄 can refer to the waning moon.