月夜見

Japanese

Kanji in this term
月	夜	見
つき Grade: 1	よ Grade: 2 (ateji)	み Grade: 1 (ateji)
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 月夜見 – see the following entry.

【月読つきよみ】 [noun] a moon god [noun] (poetic) the Moon [proper noun] (Japanese mythology) Short for 月読尊 (Tsukiyomi no mikoto): Tsukuyomi, the moon god in Shinto mythology Alternative spellings 月読み, ツキヨミ

(This term, 月夜見, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Old Japanese

Etymology

The use of 夜 (yo₁, literally “night”) is an example of ateji (当て字).

Noun

月夜見 (tukuyo₁mi₁) (kana つくよみ)

1. Alternative spelling of 月讀 (tukuyo₂mi₁): a moon god; the Moon
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 13, poem 3245:
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     天橋文長雲鴨高山文高雲鴨月夜見乃持有越水伊取來而公奉而越得之旱物

     amapasi mo nagaku moga mo takayama mo takaku moga mo tukuyo₁mi₁^[sic] no₂ moteru wotimi₁du ito₂riki₁te ki₁mi₁ ni maturite wotiesimu mono₂

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Proper noun

月夜見 (Tukuyo₁mi₁) (kana つくよみ)

1. Alternative spelling of 月讀 (Tukuyo₂mi₁): Tsukuyomi, the moon god in Shinto mythology
   • 720, Nihon Shoki, (Age of the gods):

     次生月神〈一書云、月弓尊、月夜見尊、月讀尊〉。

     Next, they bore the moon god (Records read either Tuku-yumi nö mikötö, Tuku-yomi nö mikötö, or Tuku-yömi nö mikötö).