月見団子
つきみだんご
dumplings offered to the moon (on the 15th day of the 8th month and the 13th day of the 9th month)
Word Meaning 月見
つきみ
tsukimi
月見 is read as つきみ (tsukimi) and means moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar).
Meaning
English
- moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
Reading
Kana
つきみ
Romaji
tsukimi
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12片月見
かたつきみ
moon-viewing on either the night of the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar or on the night of the 13th day of the 9th month of the lunisolar calendar, but not both nights
Example Sentences
2月見て！
Look at the moon.
中秋節には家族が集まり、一緒に月餅を食べて月見をします。
On Mid-Autumn Day, families gather, eat moon cake together, and watch the moon.