月（つき・げつ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: moon
Example sentences
- 今夜は月がとてもきれいだ。 — The moon is very beautiful tonight.
- 月は地球の周りを回っている。 — The moon orbits the earth.
Idioms & proverbs containing “月”
- 縁と月日 (えんとつきひ) — don't try to force good things to happen
- 歳月人を待たず (さいげつひとをまたず) — time waits for no man; time and tide stay for no man
- 歳月流るる如し (さいげつながるるごとし) — time flies like an arrow
- 月満つれば則ち虧く (つきみつればすなわちかく) — every tide has its ebb
- 月夜の晩ばかりじゃない (つきよのばんばかりじゃない) — you better watch your step!; sleep with one eye open!
- 花鳥風月 (かちょうふうげつ) — beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “月” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)