弦月
Chinese edit
| bow string; string of mus. instr. | moon; month | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (弦月) |
弦 | 月 | |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
弦月
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 弦 | 月 |
| げん Grade: S |
げつ Grade: 1 |
| goon | kan’on |
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Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
弦月 • (gengetsu) ←げんげつ (gengetu)?
- [from 1698] half-moon
References edit
- ^ “弦月”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ “上弦”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ “下弦”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[3] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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 edit
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 弦 | 月 |