Word Meaning 朔望

さくぼう sakubou

朔望 is read as さくぼう (sakubou) and means first and fifteenth days of the lunar month (corresponding to new moon and full moon).

Meaning

English

  1. first and fifteenth days of the lunar month (corresponding to new moon and full moon)

Reading

Kana

さくぼう

Romaji

sakubou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 140288 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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朔望月

さくぼうげつ

synodic month

朔望潮

さくぼうちょう

spring tide

ついたち

1st day of the month

展望

てんぼう

view

眺望

ちょうぼう

prospect

志望

しぼう

wish

嘱望

しょくぼう

having great hopes for (someone's future)

渇望

かつぼう

craving

前面展望

ぜんめんてんぼう

front view

将来展望

しょうらいてんぼう

future outlook

企望

きぼう

making a plan and anticipating its fruition

衆望

しゅうぼう

public confidence