Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 観月(かんげつ) in Japanese

観月
Kana Reading
かんげつ
Romaji
kangetsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
    Example sentence
    江戸時代には、観月の宴がとても人気だった。 In the Edo period moon-viewing parties were very popular.

Examples of 観月, かんげつ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

観 JLPT 3

18 strokes

outlook, look, appearance, condition, view

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: み.る, しめ.す

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月 JLPT 5

4 strokes

month, moon

On'Yomi: ゲツ, ガツ

Kun'Yomi: つき

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