Word Meaning 満月

まんげつ mangetsu

満月 is read as まんげつ (mangetsu) and means full moon.

Meaning

English

  1. full moon

Reading

Kana

まんげつ

Romaji

mangetsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 新月 Rank 6783 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

満員

まんいん

full house

満足

まんぞく

satisfying (an equation)

満点

まんてん

perfect score

満たす

みたす

to fill (e.g. a cup)

満面

まんめん

(wearing an expression) all over one's face

満ちる

みちる

to wax (of the moon)

満場

まんじょう

whole house

満腹

まんぷく

full stomach

満期

まんき

expiration (of a term)

満開

まんかい

full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom)

満々

まんまん

full of

Example Sentences

10

まんげつのよるはうみがきれいだ。

The sea is beautiful on a full moon night.

When is the next full moon?

There's a full moon tonight.

The moon was full last night.

It was a full moon yesterday.

A full moon can be seen tonight.

It was a full moon that was seen that day.

Easter is celebrated on the Sunday after the first spring full moon.

A supermoon can look up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter than a regular monthly full moon.

Most years have 12 full moons, but this year will have 13, three of them supermoons.