望もち

noun

full moon; 15th day of the lunar month

Archaic noun; in modern Japanese, 満月 (まんげつ) is used for 'full moon' and 十五夜 (じゅうごや) for the 15th night of the lunar month. The reading もち is rare and mostly found in classical contexts.

• 古こ典てんでは、「望もち」を「もち」と読よみ、満まん月げつを指さすことがある。

  In classical texts, 望 is read as もち and can refer to the full moon.

• 旧きゅう暦れきの十じゅう五ご日にちを「もちの日ひ」と呼よぶことがあった。

  The 15th day of the lunar month was sometimes called 'mochi no hi'.