Word Meaning 月餅

げっぺい geppei

月餅 is read as げっぺい (geppei) and means mooncake.

Meaning

English

  1. mooncake
  2. disc-shaped confection of wheat-flour dough filled with bean paste, usu. eaten during Autumn in China

Reading

Kana

げっぺい

Romaji

geppei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

月末

げつまつ

end of the month

月並み

つきなみ

every month

月刊

げっかん

monthly publication

月給

げっきゅう

monthly salary

月曜

げつよう

Monday

月光

げっこう

moonlight

月謝

げっしゃ

monthly tuition fee

月日

つきひ

the Moon and the Sun

月見

つきみ

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

月初め

つきはじめ

beginning of the month

月夜

つきよ

moonlit night

月食

げっしょく

lunar eclipse

Example Sentences

3

I bought some mooncake, do you want some?

Mooncake is a Chinese pastry.

On Mid-Autumn Day, families gather, eat moon cake together, and watch the moon.