Word Meaning 名月

めいげつ meigetsu

名月 is read as めいげつ (meigetsu) and means harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month).

Meaning

English

harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
bright moon
full moon

Reading

Kana

めいげつ

Romaji

meigetsu

Writing Variants

明月めいげつ meigetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 1373 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

名前

なまえ

name

名人

めいじん

The Master of Go (1951 novel by Yasunari Kawabata)

名

な

title

名高い

なだかい

famous

名ばかり

なばかり

in name only

名山

めいざん

famous mountain

名木

めいぼく

old tree of historical interest

毎月

まいげつ

every month

年月

としつき

months and years

半月

はんげつ

half a month

三日月

みかずき

new moon

七月

しちがつ

July