小こ望もち月づき

noun

moon on the 14th night of the lunar month; moon the night before the full moon

Traditional term for the nearly full moon seen on the 14th day of the lunar calendar, one night before the full moon (望月). Used in classical poetry and lunar appreciation.

See also: 望月

• 小こ望もち月づきの夜よる、月つきはもうほとんど満みちていた。

  On the night of the 14th-day moon, the moon was already almost full.

• 昔むかしの人ひとは小こ望もち月づきを愛めでて和わ歌かを詠よんだ。

  People long ago admired the 14th-night moon and composed waka poems.