Literary or formal term for the first day of a month; in modern Japanese 一日 (ついたち) is far more common.
There is a custom of visiting a shrine on the first day of the month.
character sketch; commentary on personalities
Abbreviation of 月旦評 (げったんひょう); a classical Chinese-derived term for evaluating people's character. Rare in modern Japanese outside historical or literary contexts.
See also: 月旦評
He was good at character sketches.
character sketch; commentary on personalities
character sketch; personality appraisal
From Chinese 月旦 (yuèdàn), originally referring to the first day of the month, later extended to mean a monthly character assessment. The Japanese reading is げったん.