有明月

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
あ(り)
Grade: 3
あ(け)
Grade: 2
つき > づき
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Compound of 有明 (ariake, dawn, especially at the sixteenth night onwards) +‎ (tsuki, moon).

The tsuki changes to zuki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun[edit]

(あり)(あけ)(づき) (ariake-zuki

  1. Synonym of 有明の月 (ariake no tsuki): the daybreak moon