望もち月づき

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

full moon; moon on the 15th day of the lunar month

Refers to the full moon, especially in the context of the lunar calendar where the 15th day is the night of the full moon.

今こん夜やは望もち月づきで、空そらが明あかるい。
Tonight is a full moon, and the sky is bright.

noun

full moon of the eighth lunar month

Only with reading もちづき

Specifically the full moon of the eighth month in the lunar calendar, associated with the mid-autumn harvest moon festival (十五夜). Restricted to the reading もちづき.

旧きゅう暦れき八はち月がつの望もち月づきは、十じゅう五ご夜やの月つきとして親したしまれている。
The full moon of the eighth lunar month is celebrated as the harvest moon.

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Usage patterns

望もち月づきが出でるfor the full moon to appear/rise
今こん夜やは美うつくしい望もち月づきが出でている。
A beautiful full moon is out tonight.
望もち月づきを眺ながめるto gaze at the full moon
縁えん側がわで望もち月づきを眺ながめながらお酒さけを飲のんだ。
I drank sake on the porch while gazing at the full moon.

Kanji

望ambition, full moon, hope
月month, moon

Related words

満まん月げつN1sense 1
満月 is the everyday modern word for 'full moon', while 望月 is a more literary or classical term, often used in poetry or in the context of the lunar calendar.
十じゅう五ご夜や sense 2
十五夜 refers to the night of the mid-autumn full moon festival, whereas 望月 can refer to the moon itself on that night.
名めい月げつN1
望月 is a classical, literary word for the full moon, close in flavor to 名月 but without the specific harvest-moon association.

Opposites

新しん月げつ sense 1
新月 is the new moon, the direct lunar-phase opposite of 望月, the full moon.

Word family

小こ望もち月づき
moon on the 14th night of the lunar month; moon the night before the full moon

Built from

望もち+月つき

Written forms

望月Usage100%
- もちづき
  Standard kanji spelling. The reading ぼうげつ is also possible but much rarer.
- ぼうげつ
モチヅキUsage<1%
ぼうげつ

Etymology

An ancient native word for the full moon, conventionally written 望月. The first element is commonly connected with 満つ, “become full,” and 月 is voiced to づき.