Word Meaning 望月

もちづき mochizuki

望月 is read as もちづき (mochizuki) and means full moon of the eighth lunar month.

Meaning

English

full moon of the eighth lunar month
full moon
moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar)

Reading

Kana

もちづき

Romaji

mochizuki

Writing Variants

望月ぼうげつ bougetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 3236 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

望の月

もちのつき

full moon

小望月

こもちづき

moon on the night before a full moon

朔望月

さくぼうげつ

synodic month

望み

のぞみ

prospect

望む

のぞむ

to expect (of someone)

望ましい

のぞましい

desirable

望外

ぼうがい

unexpected (joy, success, etc.)

望遠

ぼうえん

seeing at a distance

歳月

さいげつ

time

満月

まんげつ

full moon

観月

かんげつ

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

葉月

はづき

eighth month of the lunar calendar