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中秋の名月 (ちゅうしゅうのめいげつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

中ちゅう秋しゅうの名めい月げつ

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しゅ

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の

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Meanings

1

noun

harvest moon; mid-autumn moon

Refers specifically to the full moon on the 15th night of the 8th lunar month, a traditional Japanese moon-viewing occasion.

今こん夜やは中ちゅう秋しゅうの名めい月げつがきれいに見みえる。
Tonight the harvest moon looks beautiful.
中ちゅう秋しゅうの名めい月げつには、すすき

を

飾かざ

っ

て

月つき

見み

団だん

子ご

を

供そな

える

。

For the harvest moon, we decorate with pampas grass and offer moon-viewing dumplings.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
秋autumn
名name, noted, distinguished
月month, moon

Similar words

月つき見み
月見 is the general act of moon-viewing, while 中秋の名月 is the specific full moon of the mid-autumn festival.
十じゅう五ご夜や
十五夜 refers to the 15th night of the lunar month, often synonymous with 中秋の名月 in the context of the autumn moon-viewing.

Etymology

From 中秋 (mid-autumn) + の (possessive particle) + 名月 (famous/bright moon). The term is rooted in the traditional East Asian lunar calendar and the custom of moon-viewing.