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月下に (gekkani) Japanese meaning: in the moonlight | Kotomora

月げっ下かに

Meanings

1

in the moonlight

Literary or poetic adverb describing an action or scene taking place under the moonlight.

月げっ下かに二人ふたりは静しずかに歩あるいた。
The two walked quietly in the moonlight.

Kanji

月month, moon
下below, down, descend

Etymology

Compound of 月下 (gekka, 'under the moon') and the adverbial particle に (ni). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the form is used in classical and literary Japanese.