弓ゆみ張はり月づき

noun

half-moon; crescent moon

Literary or poetic term for a half-moon, likening its shape to a drawn bow. Often used in classical or descriptive contexts; in everyday speech 半月 (はんげつ) is more common.

See also: 弦月

• 弓ゆみ張はり月づきが夜よ空ぞらに浮うかんでいた。

  A half-moon hung in the night sky.