水すい月げつ

noun

water and the Moon

Literary or poetic phrase evoking the beauty of water and the Moon together, often in classical poetry or Zen contexts.

• 水すい月げつの風ふう景けいを詠よんだ和わ歌かがある。

  There is a waka poem that sings of the scene of water and the Moon.

noun

the Moon reflected on the water

Poetic image of the Moon's reflection on a water surface; often used metaphorically in Zen for something beautiful but ungraspable.

• 池いけに映うつる水すい月げつを見みながら、無む常じょうを感かんじた。

  While looking at the Moon reflected on the pond, I felt the transience of things.

noun

solar plexus (pressure point)

In martial arts, the solar plexus area targeted as a vital point; the term is used in some traditional schools.

• 水すい月げつへの打だ撃げきは、相あい手ての動うごきを止とめるのに有ゆう効こうとされる。

  A strike to the solar plexus is considered effective for stopping an opponent's movement.