弦月

Chinese
bow string; string of mus. instr. moon; month
simp. and trad.
(弦月)		 弦 月

Pronunciation

Noun

弦月

  1. crescent moon

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
弦 月
げん
Grade: S		 げつ
Grade: 1
goon kan’on
弦月 (gengetsu): the waxing half-moon.

Etymology

Appears to be a learned borrowing from Chinese 弦月 (xiányuè). First cited in a Japanese text in 1698.[1] May have been in use prior to this, considering that partial synonyms 上弦 (jōgen) and 下弦 (kagen) are attested already in the late 800s.[2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

弦(げん)月(げつ) • (gengetsu) ←げんげつ (gengetu)?

  1. [from 1698] half-moon
    Synonym: 弓張り月 (yumiharizuki)
    Hyponyms: 上弦 (jōgen, “waxing half-moon, first-quarter moon”), 下弦 (kagen, “waning half-moon, third- or last-quarter moon”)

References
  1. “弦月”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. “上弦”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  3. “下弦”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  4. Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
弦月

Noun

弦月 • (hyeonwol) (hangeul 현월)

  1. Hanja form? of 현월.
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