Meaning

Primary

Crescent Moon

Word Type

noun

Explanation

What's a "third day moon"? It's a crescent moon. A crescent moon is the newly visible moon that appears on the third day of the month in the lunar calendar that Japanese people used back in the day.

Reading

みかづき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The word comes from 三日 and , but the readings are slightly different. There's no small in the reading for 三日, and you need to rendaku , all to make it easier to pronounce. Try reading it aloud yourself to see what I mean!
To write the character , type "du" on your keyboard.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 三日月のマーク

    a crescent moon symbol

    三日月の光

    the light of a crescent moon

Context Sentences

今日は三日月です。

There's a crescent moon today.

三日月のような目をしてますね。

You have eyes that are like a crescent moon.

山の上から三日月がよく見える。

You can see the crescent moon well from the top of the mountain.

Kanji Composition