月つき日ひ

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

Refers to the passage of time, often with a poetic or reflective nuance about the accumulation of days, months, and years. Can imply the span of one's life or experiences.

月つき日ひが経たつのは早はやいものだ。
How quickly time passes.
長ながい月つき日ひをかけてこの技ぎ術じゅつを磨みがいてきた。
I have spent many years refining this skill.

noun

the Moon and the Sun

Literal reference to the celestial bodies. Often used in poetic or literary contexts. Cross-referenced with 日月 (じつげつ).

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に月つき日ひを費ひやすto spend years on something
その研けん究きゅうには長ながい月つき日ひを費ひやした。
He spent long years on that research.
月つき日ひが流ながれるfor time to flow by
あの事じ件けんからもう十じゅう年ねんの月つき日ひが流ながれた。
Ten years have flowed by since that incident.
長ながい月つき日ひa long span of years
彼かの女じょとは長ながい月つき日ひを共ともに過すごした。
I spent a long span of years together with her.

Expressions

縁えんと月つき日ひdon't try to force good things to happen
月つき日ひが経たつtime passes; the days and months go by

Kanji

月month, moon
日day, sun, Japan

Related words

年とし月つきN3sense 1
年月 and 月日 both mean the passage of years and days, but 月日 carries a more personal, reflective nuance about one's own life span.
日じつ月げつ sense 2
日月 and 月日 both can mean 'the sun and moon', but 月日 is the more common word for this sense and also means the passage of time.
歳さい月げつN1sense 1
歳月 is a more literary, formal word for the passage of years, while 月日 is the everyday word that can also mean the sun and moon.

Don't confuse with

月がっ日ぴN1
月日 read がっぴ means the month-and-day of a calendar date (as filled in on a form), while the same kanji read つきひ means 'the passage of time,' as in 月日が流れる.

Built from

月つき+日ひ

Etymology

Compound of 月 (つき, moon/month) and 日 (ひ, sun/day). The 'time' sense derives from the cyclical nature of months and days.