Word Meaning 月見酒

Listen to 月見草

月見草

つきみそう

evening primrose (esp. the fourwing evening primrose, Oenothera tetraptera)

Listen to 花見酒

花見酒

はなみざけ

sake drunk while viewing cherry blossoms

Listen to 雪見酒

雪見酒

ゆきみざけ

sake drunk while viewing a snowy scene

Listen to 月見

月見

つきみ

moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)

Listen to 月見団子

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)

Listen to 月夜見の尊

月夜見の尊

つくよみのみこと

Tsukuyomi no Mikoto (god of the Moon and brother of Amaterasu)

Listen to 冷や酒と親の意見は後できく

冷や酒と親の意見は後できく

ひやざけとおやのいけんはあとできく

you will appreciate your parents' advice as you grow older, just as it takes time to feel the effects of unwarmed sake

Listen to 梅見月

梅見月

うめみづき

second lunar month

Listen to 片月見

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

Listen to 月末

月末

げつまつ

end of the month

Listen to 月給

月給

げっきゅう

monthly salary

Listen to 月光

月光

げっこう

moonlight