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

JLPT 3

18 strokes

outlook, look, appearance, condition, view

On'Yomi: カン

Kun'Yomi: み.る, しめ.す

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JLPT 5

4 strokes

month, moon

On'Yomi: ゲツ, ガツ

Kun'Yomi: つき

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