Word Meaning 片月見

かたつきみ katatsukimi

片月見 is read as かたつきみ (katatsukimi) and means 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.

Meaning

English

  1. 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

Reading

Kana

かたつきみ

Romaji

katatsukimi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 61218 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

月見

つきみ

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

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)

月夜見の尊

つくよみのみこと

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

梅見月

うめみづき

second lunar month

月見草

つきみそう

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

片手

かたて

one hand

片方

かたほう

one (of a pair)

片道

かたみち

one-way (trip)

片側

かたがわ

one side

片思い

かたおもい

unrequited love

片付ける

かたづける

to marry off (e.g. a daughter)

片付く

かたづく

to be finished