月桂

Chinese

moon; month Cinnamomum cassia; Guangxi Autonomous Region (abbrev.)
simp. and trad.
(月桂)
anagram 桂月

Pronunciation


Noun

月桂

  1. bay laurel (Laurus nobilis)
  2. (literary, Chinese mythology) sweet osmanthus on the Moon
  3. (literary, figurative) the Moon; moonlight
  4. (literary, figurative, historical) passing the imperial examination and winning a title

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
げつ > げっ
Grade: 1
けい
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

(げっ)(けい) • (gekkei) 

  1. (Chinese mythology) the laurel tree that grows on the moon
  2. (subsequently) the moon
  3. (by extension) moonlight
  4. Clipping of 月桂樹 (gekkeiju, laurel, Laurus nobilis).

Derived terms

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