月つき見み

noun

moon viewing

Refers to the traditional Japanese custom of appreciating the full moon, especially the harvest moon in mid-autumn (around September). Often associated with offerings of rice dumplings (月見団子) and pampas grass (ススキ).

• 今こん夜やは中ちゅう秋しゅうの名めい月げつだから、月つき見みをしよう。

  Tonight is the harvest moon, so let's do moon viewing.

• 縁えん側がわで月つき見み団だん子ごを食たべながら月つき見みを楽たのしんだ。

  We enjoyed moon viewing while eating moon-viewing dumplings on the veranda.