朧月

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
朧	月
おぼろ Hyōgai	つき > づき Grade: 1
kun'yomi

From 朧 (oboro, “haziness”) +‎ 月 (tsuki, “moon”).

The tsuki changes to zuki as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おぼろづき [òbóróꜜzùkì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) おぼろづき [òbórózúkí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞bo̞ɾo̞zɨkʲi]

Noun

朧(おぼろ)月(づき) • (oborozuki) 

1. the moon on a hazy night, especially during spring

Derived terms

• 朧(おぼろ)月(づき)夜(よ) (oborozukiyo, “hazy-mooned night”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
朧	月
ろう Hyōgai	げつ Grade: 1
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 朧月 (MC luwng ngjwot).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ろーげつ [róꜜògètsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ːɡe̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

朧(ろう)月(げつ) • (rōgetsu) 

1. the moon on a hazy night, especially during spring

References

• “^▲朧月”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Okinawan

Etymology

Kanji in this term
朧	月
うぶる Hyōgai	ちち > ぢち Grade: 1
kun'yomi

From 朧 (uburu, “haziness”) +‎ 月 (chichi, “moon”).

Pronunciation

• (Shuri) う​ぶるずぃち [úꜜbùrùzìchì] (Kakō – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ubuɾuzʲit͡ɕi]

Noun

朧月(うぶるずぃち) (uburuzichi) 

1. the moon on a hazy night

Derived terms

• 朧(うぶる)月(じち)夜(ゅー) (uburujichū, “hazy-mooned night”)