also: つきかげ
Poetic or literary word for moonlight or the moon itself, often evoking a gentle, beautiful image. In modern Japanese, 月光 (げっこう) is more common for 'moonlight'.
月影が水面に映って美しかった。
The moonlight reflected on the water was beautiful.
He walked the night path by the light of the moon.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading つきかげ is the most common and natural for this word.
Literary or archaic reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 月 (つき, 'moon') and 影 (かげ, 'shadow' or 'light'). The reading げつえい is the on'yomi version, now largely archaic.