月魄
also: つきしろ
Meanings
1
moonlight; lunar spirit
formal or literary
Formal or literary term. Can refer to the light of the moon or, in a more poetic sense, to the moon's spirit or essence. Rare in modern everyday speech.
In the poem, the word 月魄 represents moonlight.
In old texts, there are descriptions treating 月魄 as the spirit of the moon.