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断食月 (danjikizuki) Japanese meaning: month of fasting | Kotomora

断だん食じき月づき

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Meanings

1

month of fasting; Ramadan

Specifically refers to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast from dawn to sunset.

See also: ラマダン

イスラム教きょう徒とにとって断だん食じき月づきは神しん聖せいな期き間かん

です

。

For Muslims, Ramadan is a sacred period.

断だん食じき月づきの間あいだ、彼かれらは日ひの出でから日にち没ぼつまで断だん食じきします。

During the month of fasting, they fast from sunrise to sunset.

Kanji

断severance, decline, refuse
食eat, food
月month, moon

Related words

ラマダーン
ラマダーン is the direct loanword from Arabic, while 断食月 is a Japanese descriptive term meaning 'fasting month'.

Built from

断だん食じき+月つき

Etymology

Compound of 断食 (だんじき, 'fasting') and 月 (つき, 'month'), literally 'fasting month'. Used as a Japanese translation for the Islamic month of Ramadan.