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三日月 (mikazuki) Japanese meaning: crescent moon | Kotomora

三み日か月づき

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Common word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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crescent moon; new moon

Refers to the thin, curved shape of the moon in its early phases. Often used poetically or in descriptive contexts.

今こん夜やは三み日か月づきがきれいだ。

The crescent moon is beautiful tonight.

三み日か月づきの形かたちをしたパンを焼やいた。

I baked bread shaped like a crescent moon.

Usage patterns

三み日か月づきが出でるfor a crescent moon to appear/rise
夜よ空ぞらに三み日か月づきが出でていた。
A crescent moon was out in the night sky.
三み日か月づきのような〈物もの〉something shaped like a crescent moon
彼かの女じょは三み日か月づきのような形かたちの目めをしている。
She has eyes shaped like a crescent moon.

Kanji

三three
日day, sun, Japan
月month, moon

Opposites

満まん月げつN1
三日月 is the thin crescent moon early in its cycle, while 満月 is the fully round full moon.
半はん月げつN1
三日月 describes a thin sliver moon, whereas 半月 refers to the moon when it is exactly half illuminated.

Don't confuse with

半はん月げつN1
三日月 is the thin crescent moon, while 半月 refers to the moon when exactly half its disk is lit.

Word family

三み日か月づき形がた
crescent shape
三み日か月づき湖こ
oxbow lake; billabong
三み日か月づき眉まゆ
arched eyebrows; crescent-shaped eyebrows
ミカヅキツバメウオ
golden spadefish; Boer's batfish

Etymology

Composed of 三 (three), 日 (day), and 月 (moon), literally 'third-day moon', referring to the moon's appearance on the third day of the lunar month.