evening moon; moonlit evening
Poetic word evoking a moonlit evening, often with a sense of quiet beauty. The reading ゆうづくよ is a variant, sometimes considered more classical or euphonic.
We walked together along the path under the evening moon.
The scene of a moonlit evening described in the poem is beautiful.
Standard kanji spelling for this poetic word.
Compound of 夕 (yū, 'evening'), 月 (tsuki, 'moon'), and 夜 (yo, 'night'). The reading ゆうづきよ reflects rendaku voicing of つき to づき. The variant ゆうづくよ is an older or euphonic form.