月

See also: ⺼, 冃, and 🈷

月 U+6708, 月 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6708 ← 朇 [U+6707] CJK Unified Ideographs 有 → [U+6709]

🈷 U+1F237, 🈷 SQUARED CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6708 ← 🈶 [U+1F236] Enclosed Ideographic Supplement 🈸 → [U+1F238]

Translingual

Stroke order

Stroke order

Han character

月 (Kangxi radical 74, 月+0, 4 strokes, cangjie input 月 (B), four-corner 7722₀, composition ⿵冂𠄠)

1. Kangxi radical #74, ⽉.

Usage notes

Do not confuse 月 with ⺼, a form of 肉 (“flesh, meat”) when used as the left-hand radical of a character. ⺼ is used for parts of the body such as 背 (“back”) or 肝 (“liver”). These may be written identically as 月, but in careful use they are distinguished, with the inside of ⺼ being written with unattached diagonal strokes. This is particularly an issue in looking up characters by radical; compare the 月 index and 肉 index.

Derived characters

• Index:Chinese radical/月
• 仴, 𫥂, 𠯲, 𪢻, 𫰒, 岄, 抈, 㳉, 阴, 明, 枂, 㱚, 玥, 迌, 𤰾, 眀, 䄴, 胡, 䎳, 䑚, 蚏, 䚴, 𧲩, 𧵂, 跀, 𨊸(䢁), 鈅(钥), 䩗, 𩢋, 𩵺(𬶈), 閒(𫔮)

Further reading

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 504, character 19
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14330
• Dae Jaweon: page 879, character 20
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2041, character 1
• Unihan data for U+6708

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		月
alternative forms		𡇹 𠥱

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 月
Shang	Western Zhou	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (月) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
刖	*ŋroːd, *ŋod, *ŋuːd
枂	*ŋoːd, *ŋod
月	*ŋod
跀	*ŋod
抈	*ŋod
鈅	*ŋod
玥	*ŋod
蚏	*ɢod

Pictogram (象形) – pictographic representation of a crescent moon.

Etymology 1

Unknown. Unger (1992) proposes as cognates Tibetan ངོ (ngo, “waxing and waning moon; half moon”) (e.g. མར་ངོ (mar ngo, “waning moon”) and ཡར་ངོ (yar ngo, “waxing moon”)). Also compare Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋow (“white; light colour”).

Matisoff sets up Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋʷ(j)a-t (“moon; star”) for this, whence also Magar [Term?] (gya hot, “moon”), Proto-Lolo-Burmese *mwatᴸ (“star; moon”) (whence Lahu məʔ-kə (“star”)) (STEDT).

Thai งวด (ngûuat, “occasion; time; period”) may be a Chinese loan (Manomaivibool, 1975).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yuè (yue⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yue²

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йүә (yüə, I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jyut⁶, jyut^6-2

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngut⁵, ngut^5-4*

• Gan (Wiktionary): nyyot⁷
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ngie̍t / ngia̍t

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ngiad⁶

• Jin (Wiktionary): yeh⁴
• Northern Min (KCR): ngṳè
• Eastern Min (BUC): nguŏk
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ge̍h / ge̍rh / goe̍h / gōe / gēr / goa̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ghuêh⁸

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁸yuq; ⁸yoq
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ye⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuè
    • Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴
    • Yale: ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yueh
    • Palladius: юэ (jue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: yue²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ye
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ye²¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йүә (yüə, I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yə²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyut⁶, jyut^6-2
    • Yale: yuht, yút
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹, jyt^9-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶, yud^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚²/, /jyːt̚²⁻³⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngut⁵, ngut^5-4*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡut̚³²/, /ᵑɡut̚³²⁻²¹⁵/

Note:

• ngut5 - month;
• ngut5-4 - moon.

• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: nyyot⁷
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲyɵt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngie̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngied
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngiad⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯et̚⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngia̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiad
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngiad⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯at̚⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ngiad⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋiat̚⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: yeh⁴
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /yəʔ²/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngṳè
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋyɛ⁴²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: nguŏk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋuoʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Magong, Hsinchu, Singapore, Philippines, Jinjiang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍h
    • Tâi-lô: ge̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: geh
    • IPA (Philippines, Jinjiang): /ɡeʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Singapore): /ɡeʔ⁴³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /ɡeʔ⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Kinmen, Hsinchu, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍rh
    • Tâi-lô: ge̍rh
    • IPA (Lukang): /ɡəʔ³⁵/
    • IPA (Singapore): /ɡəʔ⁴³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡəʔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /ɡəʔ⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Singapore, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goe̍h
    • Tâi-lô: gue̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goeh
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡueʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Tainan, Kaohsiung, Penang): /ɡueʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Singapore): /ɡueʔ⁴³/
  • (Hokkien: Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gōe
    • Tâi-lô: guē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goe
    • IPA (Yilan): /ɡue³³/
  • (Hokkien: Sanxia)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gēr
    • Tâi-lô: gēr
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goa̍t
    • Tâi-lô: gua̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: goat
    • IPA (Singapore): /ɡuat̚⁴³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuat̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Penang): /ɡuat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuat̚¹²¹/

Note:

• ge̍h/ge̍rh/goe̍h/gōe/gēr - vernacular;
• goa̍t - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: ghuêh⁸
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gue̍h
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɡueʔ⁴/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁸yuq; ⁸yoq
    • MiniDict: yuih^入; yoh^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵hhyq; ⁵hhioq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦyɪʔ¹²/, /ɦioʔ¹²/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: ye⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y̯e̞²⁴/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 月
Mandarin	Beijing	/yɛ⁵¹/
	Harbin	/yɛ⁵³/
	Tianjin	/ye⁵³/
	Jinan	/yə²¹/
	Qingdao	/yə⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/yɛ²⁴/
	Xi'an	/yɛ²¹/
	Xining	/yu⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/ye¹³/
	Lanzhou	/yə¹³/
	Ürümqi	/yɤ²¹³/
	Wuhan	/ye²¹³/
	Chengdu	/ye³¹/
	Guiyang	/ie²¹/
	Kunming	/iɛ³¹/
	Nanjing	/yeʔ⁵/
	Hefei	/yɐʔ⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/yəʔ²/
	Pingyao	/yʌʔ⁵³/
	Hohhot	/yaʔ⁴³/
Wu	Shanghai	/ɦioʔ¹/ /ȵioʔ¹/ /ɦyɪʔ¹/ /ȵyɪʔ¹/
	Suzhou	/ŋəʔ³/
	Hangzhou	/ɦyəʔ²/
	Wenzhou	/ȵy²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/ue²²/
	Tunxi	/ȵyɛ¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/ye²⁴/
	Xiangtan	/yæ²⁴/
Gan	Nanchang	/ȵyɵʔ²/ ～光 /ȵyɵʔ⁵/ 一個～
Hakka	Meixian	/ŋiat̚⁵/
	Taoyuan	/ŋiet̚⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/jyt̚²/
	Nanning	/yt̚²²/
	Hong Kong	/jyt̚²/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/guat̚⁵/ /geʔ⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/ŋuoʔ⁵/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/ŋyɛ⁴²/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/gueʔ⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/zuak̚⁵/ /vue³³/ /kɔu²¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: ngjwot

Rime
Character	月
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	月 (68)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	魚厥切
Baxter	ngjwot
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋʉɐt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋʷiɐt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiuɐt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋuat̚/
Li Rong	/ŋiuɐt̚/
Wang Li	/ŋĭwɐt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋi̯wɐt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyut6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ŋ]ʷat/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋod/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	月
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yuè
Middle Chinese	‹ ngjwot ›
Old Chinese	/*[ŋ]ʷat/
English	moon, month
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	月
Reading #	1/1
No.	16319
Phonetic component	月
Rime group	月
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	月
Old Chinese	/*ŋod/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 月

1. (literary or dialectal) moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)
2. moon-shaped objects
3. ^† moonlight
4. month (Classifier: 個／个)
5. monthly
6. Classifier for months.
7. a surname

Synonyms

• (moon):

Dialectal synonyms of 月亮 (“moon”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		月, 白兔 figurative, 蟾蜍 figurative, 蟾宮 figurative, 月宮 figurative, 嬋娟 figurative
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		月亮, 月球 astronomy
Mandarin	Beijing	月亮, 玉兔兒
	Taiwan	月亮
	Tianjin	月亮
	Langfang	月亮
	Tangshan	月亮
	Cangzhou	月亮
	Xianxian (Xiaoying)	月亮
	Baoding	月亮
	Shijiazhuang	月亮, 老母兒
	Daming	月亮
	Ulanhot	月亮
	Tongliao	月亮
	Chifeng	月亮
	Bayanhot	月亮
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	月亮
	Heihe	月亮
	Qiqihar	月亮
	Harbin	月亮
	Wuchang (Yingchengzi)	月亮
	Jiamusi	月亮
	Baicheng	月亮
	Changchun	月亮
	Tonghua	月亮
	Shenyang	月亮
	Dandong	月亮
	Jinzhou	月亮, 月兒
	Dalian	月亮
	Yantai	月亮
	Yantai (Muping)	月亮兒
	Qingdao	月亮
	Lijin	月亮, 月麼帝兒
	Weifang (Weicheng)	月明
	Weifang (Fangzi)	月明
	Weifang (Hanting)	月明
	Changyi	月明
	Gaomi	月明
	Zhucheng	月明, 月媽媽兒
	Anqiu	月明
	Changle	月明
	Linqu	月明
	Qingzhou	月明
	Shouguang	月明
	Rizhao	月嬤嬤, 月亮兒
	Wulian	月亮
	Jinan	月亮, 月亮奶奶
	Jinan (Zhangqiu)	月亮, 月門奶奶
	Jining	月姥娘, 月爺爺
	Luoyang	月亮, 月奶奶
	Wanrong	月爺
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	月明
	Shangqiu	月亮, 月奶奶, 月門帝兒
	Yuanyang	月亮, 月明
	Zhengzhou	月明, 月亮, 月奶奶
	Kaifeng	月亮, 月奶奶 childish
	Lingbao	月亮
	Xinyang	月亮
	Ankang	月亮
	Ankang (Xianhe)	月亮
	Baihe	月亮, 太陰
	Baihe (Maoping)	月亮
	Shiquan	月亮
	Ziyang	月亮
	Hanzhong	月亮
	Xi'an	月亮, 月亮爺
Dingbian	月亮兒
Baoji	月亮, 月婆
Yinchuan	月亮
Yongning (Najiahu)	月亮
Wuzhong	月亮
Yanchi	月亮
Zhongwei	月亮
Guyuan	月
Longde	月亮
Jingyuan	月亮
Tianshui	月亮
Lanzhou	月亮
Dunhuang	月亮
Tianzhu	月亮
Xining	月亮
Hami	月亮
Ürümqi	月亮
Ürümqi (Xigou)	月亮
Ürümqi (Changshanzi)	月亮
Yanqi	月亮
Wuhan	月亮
Yichang	月亮
Xiangyang	月亮, 月亮帝兒
Tianmen	月亮
Hong'an	月亮
Chengdu	月亮
Chengdu (Xindu)	月亮
Nanchong	月亮
Nanbu	月亮, 月亮婆婆
Dazhou	月亮
Hanyuan	月亮
Xichang	月亮
Zigong	月亮
Muli	月亮
Chongqing	月亮, 月亮婆婆
Lhasa	月亮
Guiyang	月亮
Zunyi	月亮, 月婆子
Bijie	月亮
Liping	月亮
Zhaotong	太陰
Dali	月亮嬤嬤
Kunming	月亮, 太陰 dated
Wenshan	月亮, 太陰
Mengzi	月亮, 太陰
Lancang	月亮
Weixi	月亮, 太陰, 月亮嬤嬤 childish
Guilin	月亮
Guilin (Lingui)	月亮
Lipu	月亮
Pingle	月亮
Liuzhou	月亮
Liuzhou (Luorong)	月亮
Luzhai	月亮
Sanjiang (Danzhou)	月亮
Nanning (Xiakuojie)	月亮
Nanning (Fujian)	月亮
Nanning (Wuming)	月亮
Nanning (Fucheng, Wuming)	月亮
Binyang (Nanjie)	月亮
Yizhou	月亮, 月亮光
Luocheng (Dongmen)	月亮
Tianlin (Langping)	月亮
Xiangzhou (Nalu)	月亮
Qinzhou (Longmengang)	月亮
Jishou	月亮
Changde	月亮
Yongzhou	月亮
Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	月亮
Anqing	月亮
Zongyang	月亮
Xuzhou	月老娘, 月亮
Pizhou	月朗娘
Ganyu	月亮
Fuyang	月亮
Wuhu	月亮
Wuhu (Qingshui)	月亮, 月亮巴巴 childish
Xuancheng	月亮, 月亮巴巴 childish
Tongling	月亮
Yangzhou	涼月子, 月亮
Baoying	涼月
Lianyungang	月亮, 亮月
Donghai	涼月
Huai'an (Huaiyin)	涼月
Lianshui	月亮, 亮月
Xuyi	涼月
Xinghua	涼月子
Nanjing	月亮, 月亮公公
Hefei	月亮
Bengbu	月亮, 月老娘
Chuzhou	月亮巴巴
Nantong	月亮, 涼月兒, 涼月子
Rugao	涼月子
Yancheng	涼月子
Funing	涼月子
Sihong	涼月, 月亮
Taizhou	涼月子
Zhenjiang	涼月
Qimen (Anling Junhua)	月亮
Yanping	月亮
Jiangshan (Nianbadu)	月亮
Kaihua (Huabu)	月亮
Yushan (Huaiyu)	月光
Anji (Ancheng; Henan)	月亮
Anji (Ancheng; Anqing)	月亮
Anji (Lianmin; Hubei)	月亮
Xiangshan (Juexi)	月亮
Malaysia	月亮
Singapore	月亮
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	月亮 full, 月兒 crescent, 天燈
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	月亮
Kokang	月亮
Dagudi (Maliba)	月亮
Reshuitang (Longling)	月亮
Mae Salong (Lancang)	月亮, 太陰
Mae Sai (Tengchong)	月亮
Oudomxay	月
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	月亮
Cantonese	Guangzhou	月光, 月亮, 月
	Hong Kong	月光, 月亮, 月
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	月
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	月光
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	月光
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	月光
	Macau	月光
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	月光
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	月光
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	月乸
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	月光
	Foshan	月光
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	月光, 月
	Foshan (Shunde)	月光
	Foshan (Sanshui)	月光
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	月光
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	月光
	Zhongshan (Chongkoumen Tanka)	月公, 月光
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	月光
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	月光
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	月公
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	月光
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	月, 月亮
	Taishan	月光, 月
	Taishan (Guanghai)	月亮
	Kaiping (Chikan)	婆梳, 月頭
	Enping (Niujiang)	婆梳
	Heshan (Yayao)	月光
	Dongguan	月光
	Shenzhen (Luohu)	月光
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	月基
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	月光
	Qingyuan	月光
	Fogang	月乸
	Yingde (Hanguang)	月光
	Yangshan	月光
	Lianshan (Butian)	月亮
	Lianshan (Yonghe)	月亮
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	月光
	Shaoguan	月光
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	月光
	Renhua	月光
	Lechang	月光
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	月光
	Sihui	月光
	Guangning	月光
	Deqing	月亮光
	Huaiji	月亮
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	月亮
	Yunfu	月光
	Xinxing	月亮
	Luoding	月光
	Yunan (Pingtai)	月光
	Yangjiang	月亮, 月光
	Xinyi	月光, 月靚
	Maoming (Xinpo)	月靚
	Gaozhou	月靚, 月靚姑
	Lianjiang	月光
	Wuchuan (Wuyang)	月爹
	Nanning	月光
	Nanning (Tanka)	月光
	Wuzhou	月光
	Yulin	月亮
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	月亮, 月光
Hepu (Shatian)	月光
Guiping	月光
Guiping (Jintian)	月光
Guiping (Jiangkou)	月光
Guiping (Madong)	月亮
Guiping (Mule)	月光
Pingnan	月光
Pingnan (Danzhu)	月亮
Mengshan (Xihe)	月亮
Mengshan (Xinxu)	月光, 太陰
Mengshan (Chentang)	月亮
Guigang (Gangcheng)	月光
Guigang (Nanjiang)	月光
Guigang (Pingdong)	月光
Beiliu	月亮
Beiliu (Tangliao)	月亮
Baise	月光
Bobai	月光
Lingshan	月亮
Pubei	月亮
Qinzhou	月光
Qinzhou (Xiaodong)	月亮
Qinzhou (Changtan)	月亮, 月光
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	月亮
Beihai	月光
Beihai (Nankang)	月光爹
Beihai (Yingpan)	月光
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	月光, 月亮
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	月, 月光
Ningming	月光
Hengzhou	月光
Hezhou (Pumen)	月光
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	月光, 月亮
Dongxing	月光
Chongzuo (Laituan)	月光
Fusui (Qujiu)	月光
Lingchuan (Yangjia)	月光
Pingle (Majia)	月光
Pingle (Shuishan)	月光
Lipu (Zhaicun)	月亮
Danzhou	月亮
Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)	月翁
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	月光
Ipoh (Guangfu)	月亮
Sarikei (Xinhui)	夜月
Singapore (Guangfu)	月光
Jakarta (Guangfu)	月光
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	月光
Móng Cái	月光, 月亮
Phnom Penh (Guangfu)	月光
Yangon (Taishan)	月
Mandalay (Taishan)	月亮
Bangkok (Guangfu)	月光
Betong (Rongxian)	月光
Manila (Guangfu)	月亮
Gan	Nanchang	月光
	Pengze	月亮
	Poyang	月光
	Yugan	月光
	Wannian	月光
	Yiyang, Jiangxi	月光
	Hengfeng	月光
	Yanshan	月光
	Lichuan	月
	Pingxiang	月光, 月皛 suburban
	Liuyang	月光, 月亮
	Jianning	月光
	Taining	月光
	Ankang (Niuti)	月亮
Hakka	Meixian	月光, 月華, 月
	Xingning	月光
	Dabu (Xihe)	月光
	Dabu (Gaobei)	月光
	Fengshun (Tangkeng)	月光
	Fengshun (Fengliang)	月光
	Fengshun (Pantian)	月光
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	月光, 月亮
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	月光
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	月光
	Huiyang	月光
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	月光
	Huidong (Daling)	月光
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	月光
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	月光
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	月光
	Boluo (Bendihua)	月光
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	月光
	Shenzhen (Luohu)	月光
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	月光
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	月光
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	月光
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	月光
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	月光
	Wuhua (Changbu)	月光
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	月光
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	月光
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	月光
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	月光
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	月光
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	月光
	Lianping	月光
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	月光
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	月光
	Wengyuan	月光
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	月光
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	月光
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	月光
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	月光
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	月光
	Liannan	月光
	Conghua (Lütian)	月光
	Jiexi	月光
	Luhe	月光
	Raoping (Xinfeng)	月娘
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	月娘
	Pinghe (Jiufeng)	月娘, 月
	Changting	月光
	Shanghang	月光
	Yongding	月光
	Wuping	月光
	Wuping (Yanqian)	月光
	Wuping (Pingyu)	月光
	Liancheng	月光
	Liancheng (Peitian)	月光
	Ninghua	月光
	Qingliu	月光光
	Yudu	月亮
	Ningdu	月光
	Ruijin	月光
	Shicheng	月光
	Shangyou (Shexi)	月涼
	Tonggu (Sandu)	月光
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	月光
Dayu	月豁哩
Miaoli (N. Sixian)	月光
Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)	月光
Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)	月光
Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)	月光
Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)	月光
Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)	月光
Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)	月光
Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	月光
Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	月光
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	月光
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	月光
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	月光
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	月光
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	月光, 月華
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	月光, 月華
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	月光, 月華
Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	月光
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	月光, 月娘
Nantou (Guoxing; Lufeng)	月光
Hong Kong	月光
Yangxi (Tangkou)	月亮
Yangchun (Sanjia)	月光
Xinyi (Sihe)	月光
Xinyi (Qianpai)	月光
Gaozhou (Xindong)	月光
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	月光
Huazhou (Xin'an)	月光
Lianjiang (Shijiao)	月光
Lianjiang (Qingping)	月光
Mengshan (Xihe)	月光
Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)	月光
Luchuan	月光
Luchuan (Daqiao)	月光
Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)	月光
Bobai (Shahe)	月亮
Bobai (Longtan)	月光
Bobai (Lingping)	月光
Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)	月光
Beiliu (Tang'an)	月光
Beiliu (Gonghe, Xilang)	月光
Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)	月光
Xingye (Gaofeng)	月光
Rongxian (Xiandi)	月光
Mashan (Pianlian)	月光
Binyang (Wangling)	月光
Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui)	月光
Lipu (Shuangduitun)	月光
Lipu (Dashigu)	月光
Pingle (Tong'an)	月光
Yangshuo (Jinbao)	月光
Tianlin (Gaolong)	月光
Guidong	月光
Chengdu (Longtan)	月光
Chengdu (Shiling)	月光
Chengdu (Longwang)	月光
Chengdu (Shibantan)	月光
Chengdu (Hexingchang)	月光
Chengdu (Xindu Subdistrict)	月光
Weiyuan (Guanyingtan)	月光
Yilong (Ma'an)	月光
Xichang (Huanglianguan)	月光
Sabah (Bao'an)	月亮, 月光
Sabah (Longchuan)	月光
Sabah (Huiyang)	月光
Sabah (Hepo)	月光
Kuala Lumpur (Huiyang)	月光
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	月光
Senai (Huiyang)	月光
Senai (Hepo)	月光
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	月光
Singkawang	月光
Pontianak (Meixian)	月光
Mempawah (Meixian)	月光
Medan (Metal - Meixian)	月光
Singapore (Meixian)	月光
Singapore (Dabu)	月光
Belait (Hepo)	月光
Bangkok (Meixian)	月光
Bangkok (Fengshun)	月光
Bangkok (Jiexi)	月光
Yangon (Meixian)	月光
Ho Chi Minh City	月光
Huizhou	Jixi	月亮
	Shexian	月亮
	Shexian (Xianggao)	月亮
	Shexian (Daguyun)	月光, 月亮, 月亮坦坦 childish
	Tunxi	月光
	Xiuning	月光, 月光爺爺 childish
	Yixian	月光
	Qimen	月亮
	Qimen (Anling Minhua)	月亮
	Wuyuan	月光
	Fuliang	月光
	Dexing	月光
	Shitai (Xianyu)	月亮
	Chun'an (Qiandaohu)	月亮, 月亮娘娘 childish
	Chun'an (Jiangjia)	月亮, 月亮婆婆 childish
	Jiande (Meicheng)	月亮
	Jiande (Shouchang)	月亮
Jin	Taiyuan	月明, 月明爺, 月亮, 月亮爺
	Taiyuan (Jiancaoping)	月明, 月明爺
	Taiyuan (Jinyuan)	月明, 月明爺
	Pingyao	月明爺, 後天爺
	Yangyuan	月亮, 月婆
	Datong	月亮
	Datong (Yunzhou)	月亮
	Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)	月亮
	Xinzhou	月明, 月爺爺
	Lishi	月明
	Lanxian	月明
	Linfen	月明
	Changzhi	月明兒
	Taibus (Baochang)	月亮
	Linhe	月兒, 月亮
	Jining	月亮
	Liangcheng	月亮
	Hohhot	月亮
	Baotou	月亮
	Dongsheng	月兒
	Haibowan	月兒
	Erenhot	月亮
	Pingshan	月亮, 月亮帶兒
	Zhangjiakou	月亮
	Zhangjiakou (Chongli)	月亮爺
	Handan	月亮, 明奶奶
	Linzhang	月亮, 明奶奶
	Anyang	月亮
	Linzhou	月亮, 明奶奶
	Suide	月亮兒, 月兒
	Zizhou	月兒
	Mizhi	月兒
	Jiaxian	月兒
	Wubu	月亮
	Shenmu	月兒, 月爺爺
	Fugu	月亮
	Yulin	月兒
	Yulin (Hengshan)	月兒
	Jingbian	月亮兒
	Yan'an	月亮
	Yan'an (Ansai)	月亮兒
	Ganquan	月亮兒
	Zhidan	月亮兒
	Wuqi-J	月亮兒
	Qingjian	月明
	Zichang	月亮兒
	Yanchuan	月明
	Yanchang	月亮兒
Jiuxing Yumin	Jiande	月亮
	Jinhua	月亮
	Lanxi	月亮
	Tunxi	日亮
Northern Min	Jian'ou	月, 月二奶
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	月南姊
	Yanping (Xiayang)	月二奶
	Songxi	月奶, 月
	Zhenghe	月奶, 月
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	月奶
	Shunchang (Yangdun)	月奶
	Jianyang	月
	Wuyishan	月光
	Pucheng (Shibei)	月奶, 月
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	月
	Changle	月
	Lianjiang	月
	Fuqing	月, 月光
	Yongtai	月
	Minqing	月奶
	Gutian	月
	Pingnan	月
	Luoyuan	月
	Fu'an	月
	Ningde	月
	Xiapu	月
	Zherong	月
	Shouning	月
	Zhouning	月
	Fuding	月
	Matsu	月
	Taishun	月
	Cangnan	月光, 月光母
Southern Min	Xiamen	月娘, 月, 月公公 childish, 月娘媽 dated, respectful
	Xiamen (Heshan)	月娘
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	月娘
	Quanzhou	月娘, 月, 月娘媽 dated, respectful
	Jinjiang	月娘
	Hui'an	月娘
	Yongchun	月, 月娘
	Zhangzhou	月娘, 月, 月公公 childish, 月娘媽 dated, respectful
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	月公公, 月娘
	Hua'an	月娘, 月
	Nanjing	月娘
	Pinghe	月娘
	Zhao'an	月娘
	Dongshan	月娘媽
	Taipei	月娘
	Taipei (Wanhua)	月娘
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	月娘
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	月娘
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	月娘
	Kaohsiung	月娘
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	月娘
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	月娘
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	月娘
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	月娘
	Yilan	月亮, 月娘
	Yilan (Luodong)	月娘
	Yilan (Toucheng)	月娘
	Changhua (Lukang)	月娘
	Taichung	月娘
	Taichung (Wuqi)	月娘
	Tainan	月娘
	Tainan (Anping)	月娘
	Tainan (Shanhua)	月娘
	Taitung	月娘
	Hsinchu	月娘
	Miaoli (Houlong)	月娘
	Yunlin (Mailiao)	月娘
	Chiayi	月娘
	Chiayi County (Dongshi)	月娘
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	月光, 月娘, 月公公
	Kinmen	月娘
	Kinmen (Jinsha)	月娘, 月
	Penghu (Magong)	月娘
	Penghu (Xiyu)	月娘
	Penang (Hokkien)	月娘, 月
	Malacca City (Hokkien)	月娘, 月
	[[w:Labuan (Hokkien)|Labuan (Hokkien)]]	月娘
	Singapore (Hokkien)	月娘, 月, 月娘媽
	Manila (Hokkien)	月娘
	Medan (Hokkien)	月娘
	Seri Begawan (Hokkien)	月娘
	Ho Chi Minh City (Hokkien)	月娘
	Yangon (Hokkien)	月娘
	Longyan	月
	Zhangping	月
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	月
	Datian	月, 月光光
	Shunchang (Pushang)	月
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	月光
	Pingnan (Pingtian)	月光
	Pingnan (Sijie)	月光
	Guiping (Xiaowen)	月光
	Guiping (Dongsheng)	月光
	Guilin (Biyange)	月光
Pingle (Zhoutang)	月光
Lechang (Tatou)	月光
Renhua (Changshabei)	月光
Yingde (Yuzui)	月光
Yunan (Liantan)	月光
Hangzhou (Pingfeng)	月光
Cangnan	月光
Yixing (Shangba)	月光
Chaozhou	月, 月娘
Raoping	月娘
Shantou	月, 月娘
Shantou (Chenghai)	月, 月娘
Shantou (Daxin, Chenghai)	月
Shantou (Chaoyang)	月
Nan'ao (Houzhai)	月, 月娘
Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	月, 月娘
Jieyang	月, 月娘
Puning	月娘, 月, 月娘嬡
Lufeng	月姑
Haifeng	月, 月姑
Fengshun (Liuhuang)	月娘
Hong Kong (Yuen Chau Tsai)	月光娘
Hong Kong (Sha Tau Kok)	月光娘
Bangkok (Teochew)	月娘
Chiang Mai (Teochew)	月娘
Hat Yai (Teochew)	月娘
Phnom Penh (Teochew)	月娘
Johor Bahru (Teochew)	月娘
Pontianak (Teochew)	月娘
Leizhou	月嬭, 月娘, 月
Wenchang	月, 月娘
Haikou	月, 月娘
Chengmai	月娘
Qionghai	月, 月娘
Wanning	月娘
Belait (Hainanese)	月, 月娘
Puxian Min	Putian	月娘, 月
	Putian (Donghai)	月公, 月, 月娘
	Putian (Jiangkou)	月娘
	Putian (Nanri)	月
	Xianyou	月公
	Xianyou (Fengting)	月公
	Xianyou (Youyang)	月公
	Fuding (Aoyao)	月
Central Min	Yong'an	月
	Sanyuan	月
	Shaxian	月
	Yanping (Wangtai)	月
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	月光
	Guangze	月光
	Jiangle	月光
	Mingxi	月, 月嫲姐
	Shunchang	月光
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	月光
	Sanxiang	月光, 月翁, 月光翁
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	月亮
	Nanning (Shajing)	月光
	Nanning (Gejiayuan)	月亮
	Nanning (Zhegulu)	月
	Nanning (Xinxu)	月亮
	Nanning (Silian)	月亮
	Nanning (Xiuxiang)	月亮
	Nanning (Sucun)	月亮, 月
	Binyang	月亮
	Binyang (Xinqiao)	月亮
	Hengzhou (Baihe)	月亮
	Chongzuo (Laituan)	月亮
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	月光
	Guilin (Chaoyang)	月光
	Guilin (Dongbianzhou)	月亮
	Guilin (Zhuyuan)	月光
	Guilin (Dabu)	月子, 月子光
	Guilin (Yangjia)	月光
	Guilin (Qianjing)	夜月頭
	Guilin (Wutong, Lingui)	月光
	Guilin (Liangjiang, Lingui)	月光
	Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)	月光
	Lingchuan (Sanjie)	月光
	Lingchuan (Gaoqiao)	月亮
	Lingchuan (Gudong)	夜月頭
	Lingchuan (Tanxia)	月
	Lingchuan (Shuangzhou)	月光
	Lingchuan (Gongping)	餅餅姑
	Lingchuan (Lantian)	月光
	Guanyang (Guanyinge)	月亮
	Quanzhou (Wenqiao)	月亮
	Pingle (Zhangjia)	月亮
	Pingle (Xintangmian)	月亮
	Yangshuo (Jima)	月亮
	Yangshuo (Putao)	巴巴娘
	Yongfu (Jiangxi)	月光
	Yongfu (Chongshan)	月公
	Liucheng (Yangmei)	月亮
	Luocheng (Niubi)	月亮
	Zhongshan (Gong'an)	月亮
Shehua	Ningde	月
	Fu'an	月
	Fuding	月
	Zhouning	月
	Xiapu	月
	Shouning	月
	Gutian	月
	Luoyuan	月
	Sanming	月
	Shunchang	月
	Hua'an	月
	Guixi (Zhangping)	月光
	Yanshan (Taiyuan)	月光
	Cangnan	月光
	Jingning	月
	Lishui	月光
	Longyou	月
	Hangzhou (Lin'an)	月光
	Jiande	月
	Ningguo (Yunti)	月光
	Chaozhou	月姊
	Fengshun	月皓
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	月亮
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	月亮
	Luxi (Liangjiatan)	月亮
	Luxi (Lijiatian)	月亮
	Chengbu (Xuntou)	月亮
Wu	Shanghai	月亮
	Shanghai (Chongming)	月亮
	Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan)	月亮
	Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan)	月亮, 月亮婆婆
	Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong)	月亮
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	月亮
	Suzhou	月亮, 亮月 suburbs
	Suzhou (Wujiang)	月亮
	Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang)	月亮
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	月亮
	Wuxi	月亮, 亮月
	Changshu	月亮, 亮月
	Kunshan	月亮
	Jiaxing	月亮
	Jiashan	月亮
	Pinghu	月亮
	Haining (Yanguan)	月亮
	Tongxiang	月亮
	Haiyan	月亮, 月婆婆
	Changzhou	月亮, 亮月
	Liyang	月亮, 亮月
	Yixing	月亮, 亮月
	Danyang	月亮, 亮月
	Danyang (Tongjiaqiao)	月亮, 亮月
	Jingjiang	月亮, 亮月
	Jiangyin	月亮, 亮月
	Gaochun	月亮
	Gaochun (Zhongbao)	月亮
	Huzhou	月亮
	Huzhou (Shuanglin)	月亮
	Changxing	月亮
	Anji (Ancheng)	月亮, 月亮菩薩
	Deqing	月亮
	Hangzhou	月亮
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	月亮
	Hangzhou (Lin'an)	月亮
	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	月亮
	Hangzhou (Xiaoshan)	月亮, 月亮婆婆
	Tonglu	月亮
	Tonglu (Wusheng)	月亮
	Shaoxing	月亮, 月亮婆婆
	Zhuji	月亮, 月亮婆婆
	Zhuji (Wangjiajing)	月亮
	Shengzhou	月亮, 月亮婆婆
	Shengzhou (Chongren)	月亮
	Shengzhou (Taiping)	月亮
	Xinchang	月亮, 月亮菩薩
	Ningbo	月亮
	Zhenhai	月亮, 月亮菩薩
	Fenghua	月亮, 月亮菩薩
	Yuyao	月亮, 月亮菩薩
	Cixi	月亮
	Xiangshan	月亮, 月亮菩薩, 太陰
	Ninghai	月亮
	Zhoushan	月亮, 月亮菩薩
	Huangyan	太陰, 太陰菩薩, 月亮
	Tiantai	月亮
	Xianju	月亮
	Sanmen	月亮, 月亮佛
	Linhai	月亮, 太陰佛
	Wenling	月亮
	Wenzhou	月光, 月光佛 rare
	Yueqing	月光, 月光佛
	Yongjia (Fenglin)	月光, 月光佛
Rui'an	月光, 月光佛
Pingyang	月光
Taishun	月
Wencheng	月光, 月光佛
Lishui	月亮
Qingtian	月亮
Jinyun	月亮
Wuyi (Liucheng)	月亮
Songyang (Xiping)	月光, 月亮
Songyang (Gushi)	月光
Yunhe	月亮, 月光
Jingning	月亮, 月光
Qingyuan	月
Longquan	月婆婆, 月
Quzhou	月亮, 月亮婆婆
Suichang	月亮, 月光
Jiangshan	日光
Changshan	月光, 熱光
Kaihua	日光
Longyou	月亮
Jinhua	月亮, 月亮婆婆 childish, 月亮公公 childish
Jinhua (Tangxi)	月亮, 月月娘
Yiwu	月亮, 月亮菩薩
Yongkang	月亮, 月亮婆婆
Pujiang	月亮
Dongyang	月亮
Pan'an	月亮
Wuyi	月亮
Lanxi	月亮
Shangrao	月光
Shangrao (railway koine)	月亮
Shangrao (Guangfeng)	月光
Yushan	月光
Xuancheng (Yanchi)	月亮
Xuancheng (Jinpai)	月亮, 月亮巴巴 childish
Wuhu (Liulang)	月亮
Tongling (Xihu & Shun'an)	月亮
Jingxian (Zhaji)	月亮
Pucheng	月光
Xiang	Changsha	月亮
	Xiangtan	月光
	Miluo (Changle)	月光, 月亮
	Xiangxiang	月光
	Xiangxiang (Meiqiao)	月光
	Loudi	月光
	Shuangfeng	月光
	Hengyang	月光
	Hengshan	月光
	Hengshan (Baiguo)	月光
	Jiangyong	月亮, 月亮光
	Quanzhou	月亮
	Guanyang (Wenshi)	月亮
	Qinglong (Changliu Laba Miao)	月亮, 月亮公公 childish

• (month): 月份 (yuèfèn)

See also

Months of the year

• 一月 (yīyuè, “January”)
• 二月 (èryuè, “February”)
• 三月 (sānyuè, “March”)
• 四月 (sìyuè, “April”)
• 五月 (wŭyuè, “May”)
• 六月 (liùyuè, “June”)
• 七月 (qīyuè, “July”)
• 八月 (bāyuè, “August”)
• 九月 (jiŭyuè, “September”)
• 十月 (shíyuè, “October”)
• 十一月 (shíyīyuè, “November”)
• 十二月 (shíèryuè, “December”)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (月):

• → Japanese: 月(げつ) (getsu); 月(がつ) (gatsu)
• → Korean: 월(月) (wol)
• → Vietnamese: nguyệt (月), ngoạt (月)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 月 – see 肉 (“meat; flesh; pork; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 肉).

Further reading

• “Entry #812”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.

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Japanese

Kanji

月

(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: がち (gachi)^{←ぐわち (gwati, historical)}; ごち (gochi)
• Kan-on: げつ (getsu, Jōyō)^{←げつ (getu, historical)←ぐゑつ (gwetu, ancient)}
• Kan’yō-on: がつ (gatsu, Jōyō)^{←ぐわつ (gwatu, historical)}
• Kun: つき (tsuki, 月, Jōyō)
• Nanori: おと (oto); す (su); ずき (zuki)^{←づき (duki, historical)}; もり (mori)

Compounds

Compounds

• 月(がち)行事(ぎょうじ) (gachigyōji), 月(がち)行司(ぎょうじ) (gachigyōji)
• 月輪(がちりん) (gachirin), 月輪(がつりん) (gatsurin)
• 月代(さかやり) (sakayari)
• 如月(きさらぎ) (kisaragi)
• 海月(くらげ) (kurage)
• 五月雨(さみだれ) (samidare)
• 海底(ハイテイ)摸月(ラオユエ) (haitei-raoyue)
• 半月(はにわり) (haniwari)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
月
つき Grade: 1
kun’yomi

⟨tuki₂⟩ → */tukɨ/ → */t͡sukɨ/ → /t͡suki/

From Old Japanese 月 (tuki₂), ultimately from Proto-Japonic *tukuy.

Likely a shift from Old Japanese 月 (tuku), derived through a fusion with ancient Japanese emphatic nominal particle い (i). Compare the development of 神 (kami, “Shinto deity”) from older combining form kamu.

Noun

月(つき) • (tsuki) 

1. the moon

   Synonyms: 太陰 (taiin), ムーン (mūn)

2. (astronomy) a natural satellite
3. moonlight, moonbeam

   Synonyms: 月光 (gekkō), 月影 (tsukikage)

4. a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with various designs of the moon
5. (tarot) the Moon, the eighteenth trump or major arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks
6. a month
7. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Short for 月囲い (tsukigakoi): This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
8. (archaic) a menstrual cycle, menstruation (believed to be caused by the moon)

   Synonyms: 月経 (gekkei), 月の物 (tsuki no mono)

Derived terms

Derived terms

Japanese number-counter combinations for 月(つき) (tsuki)
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	How many?
一(ひと)月(つき) (hitotsuki)	二(ふた)月(つき) (futatsuki)	三(み)月(つき) (mitsuki)	四(よ)月(つき) (yotsuki)	五(いつ)月(つき) (itsutsuki)	六(む)月(つき) (mutsuki)	七(なな)月(つき) (nanatsuki)	八(や)月(つき) (yatsuki)	九(ここの)月(つき) (kokonotsuki)	十(と)月(つき) (totsuki)	何(なん)月(つき) (nantsuki)

Idioms

• 月(つき)よ星(ほし)よ (tsuki yo hoshi yo)

Proverbs

• 月(つき)と鼈(すっぽん) (tsuki to suppon)

Proper noun

月(つき) • (Tsuki) 

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
月
がつ Grade: 1
kan’yōon

/ɡʷatɨ/ → /ɡʷat͡su/ → /ɡat͡su/

From Middle Chinese 月 (MC ngjwot).

The 慣用音 (kan'yōon, literally “commonly accepted sound”) reading, a pronunciation in common usage based on a corruption of the Middle Chinese borrowing.

Pronunciation

• Some dictionaries apparently classify this reading as both goon and kan'yōon.

Suffix

月(がつ) or 月(suffix) • (gatsu or suffix) ^{←ぐわつ (gwatu)?}[[Category:Japanese
|かつ']]

1. month of the year

Derived terms

• 正(しょう)月(がつ) (shōgatsu)

Japanese number-counter combinations for 月(がつ) (gatsu)
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	Which month?
一(いち)月(がつ) (ichigatsu)	二(に)月(がつ) (nigatsu)	三(さん)月(がつ) (sangatsu)	四(し)月(がつ) (shigatsu)	五(ご)月(がつ) (gogatsu)	六(ろく)月(がつ) (rokugatsu)	七(しち)月(がつ) (shichigatsu) 七(なな)月(がつ) (nanagatsu)	八(はち)月(がつ) (hachigatsu)	九(く)月(がつ) (kugatsu)	十(じゅう)月(がつ) (jūgatsu)	十(じゅう)一(いち)月(がつ) (jūichigatsu)	十(じゅう)二(に)月(がつ) (jūnigatsu)	何(なん)月(がつ) (nangatsu)

Affix

月(がつ) or 月(suffix) • (gatsu or suffix) ^{←ぐわつ (gwatu)?}[[Category:Japanese
|かつ']]

1. moon
2. month

Derived terms

• 月宮殿(がっくうでん) (Gakkūden)
• 月宮(がっくう)天子(てんし) (Gakkū Tenshi)
• 月天子(がってんし) (Gattenshi)

Usage notes

When used in most compounds or when counting a number of months with ヶ (ka), 月 is pronounced げつ (getsu). When used in compounds for modern months of the year, it is pronounced がつ (gatsu). When used for poetic or lunar months, it is pronounced つき (tsuki).

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
月
げつ Grade: 1
kan’on

/ɡʷetu/ → /ɡet͡su/

From Middle Chinese 月 (MC ngjwot). The 漢音 (kan'on, literally “Han sound”) reading, so likely a later borrowing.

Compare modern Hakka 月 (ngie̍t), Min Nan 月 (ge̍h).

Counter

月(げつ) • (-getsu) 

1. a month as a duration of time
2. (possibly obsolete) month of the year

Usage notes

When used in most compounds or when counting a number of months with ヶ (ka), 月 is pronounced げつ (getsu). When used in compounds for modern months of the year, it is pronounced がつ (gatsu). When used for poetic or lunar months, it is pronounced つき (tsuki).

Derived terms

• ヶ月(げつ) (-gagetsu)

Noun

月(げつ) • (getsu) 

1. Short for 月曜日 (getsuyōbi): Monday

Affix

月(げつ) • (getsu) 

1. moon
2. month
3. menstruation, menstrual cycle

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 月月(げつげつ) (getsugetsu), 月々(げつげつ) (getsugetsu)
• 月暈(げつうん) (getsūn)
• 月下(げっか) (gekka)
• 月額(げつがく) (getsugaku)
• 月刊(げっかん) (gekkan)
• 月間(げっかん) (gekkan)
• 月給(げっきゅう) (gekkyū)
• 月経(げっけい) (gekkei)
• 月桂(げっけい) (gekkei)
• 月光(げっこう) (gekkō)
• 月食(げっしょく) (gesshoku), 月蝕(げっしょく) (gesshoku)
• 月(げっ)桃(とう) (gettō)
• 月日(げっぴ) (geppi)
• 月賦(げっぷ) (geppu)
• 月餅(げっぺい) (geppei)
• 月末(げつまつ) (getsumatsu)
• 月(げつ)夜(や) (getsuya)
• 月曜(げつよう) (getsuyō)
  • 月曜(げつよう)日(び) (getsuyōbi)
• 月例(げつれい) (getsurei)
• 雨(う)月(げつ) (ugetsu)
• 観月(かんげつ) (kangetsu)
• 今月(こんげつ) (kongetsu)
• 歳月(さいげつ) (saigetsu)
• 残月(ざんげつ) (zangetsu)
• 日月(じつげつ) (jitsugetsu)
• 新月(しんげつ) (shingetsu)
• 日進(にっしん)月歩(げっぽ) (nisshingeppo)
• 年月(ねんげつ) (nengetsu)
• 半月(はんげつ) (hangetsu)
• 風月(ふうげつ) (fūgetsu)
• 毎月(まいげつ) (maigetsu)
• 満月(まんげつ) (mangetsu)
• 無(む)月(げつ) (mugetsu)
• 翌月(よくげつ) (yokugetsu)
• 来月(らいげつ) (raigetsu)
• 臨月(りんげつ) (ringetsu)

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
月
がち Grade: 1
goon

/ɡʷat͡ɕi/ → /ɡat͡ɕi/

First attested in the Edo period.

Appears to be a poetic use of the goon reading, in reference to a rank of 端女郎 (hashi jorō, “low-end prostitute”) in the Kansai region. According to a popular song, a 月 (gachi, literally “moon”) prostitute cost one 匁 (monme, old unit of currency, worth roughly 3.75 grams of silver), a 影 (kage, literally “shadow”) prostitute cost two monme, and a 汐 (shio, literally “tide; loveliness”) prostitute cost three monme.

Noun

月(がち) • (gachi) ^{←ぐわち (gwati)?}

1. (Kansai, historical) during the Edo period, a low rank of low-end prostitute

Derived terms

• 月(がち)の女(じょ)郎(ろう) (gachi no jorō)

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
月
がち Grade: 1
goon

Either a shift in sense from the low-ranking prostitute meaning above, or a shift in pronunciation from 頑痴 (ganchi, “stubborn and stupid”).

Alternative forms

• 瓦智 (ateji)

Adjective

月(がち) • (gachi) ^{←ぐわち (gwati)?†}-nari

1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) crude, unrefined, hickish

   Synonym: 野暮 (yabo)

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "月なり" (ナリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	月なら	がちなら	gatinara
Continuative (連用形)	月に[1] 月なり[2]	がちに がちなり	gatini gatinari
Terminal (終止形)	月なり	がちなり	gatinari
Attributive (連体形)	月なる	がちなる	gatinaru
Realis (已然形)	月なれ	がちなれ	gatinare
Imperative (命令形)	月なれ	がちなれ	gatinare
Key constructions
Negative	月ならず	がちならず	gatinarazu
Contrasting conjunction	月なれど	がちなれど	gatinaredo
Causal conjunction	月なれば	がちなれば	gatinareba
Conditional conjunction	月ならば	がちならば	gatinaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	月なりき	がちなりき	gatinariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	月なりけり	がちなりけり	gatinarikeri
Adverbial	月に	がちに	gatini
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb.

Noun

月(がち) • (gachi) ^{←ぐわち (gwati)?}

1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) something or someone that/who is crude, unrefined, hickish

   Synonym: 野暮 (yabo)

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Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 月 (MC ngjwot). Attested in (deprecated template usage) 훈몽자회／訓蒙字會 as Middle Korean 월〮 (Yale: wel).

Hanja

Wikisource

月 (eumhun 달 월 (dal wol))

1. Hanja form^? of 월 (“month”).
2. Hanja form^? of 월 (“moon”).
3. (abbreviation) Hanja form^? of 월 (“Monday”).

Synonyms

• (Monday): 월요일 (woryoil)

Compounds

Compounds

• 월간 (月刊, wolgan)
• 월간 (月間, wolgan)
• 월강 (月講, wolgang)
• 월건 (月建, wolgeon)
• 월경 (月經, wolgyeong)
• 월경 (月頃, wolgyeong)
• 월계 (月計, wolgye)
• 월고 (月雇, wolgo)
• 월금 (月琴, wolgeum)
• 월급 (月給, wolgeup)
• 월름 (月廩, wolleum)
• 월병 (月餠, wolbyeong)
• 월부 (月賦, wolbu)
• 월세 (月貰, wolse)
• 월식 (月蝕, wolsik)
• 월식 (月食, wolsik)
• 월일 (月日, woril)
• 개월 (個月, gaewol)
• 경월 (傾月, gyeong'wol)
• 과월 (瓜月, gwawol)
• 과월 (課月, gwawol)
• 교월 (巧月, gyowol)
• 교월 (皎月, gyowol)
• 구월 (九月, guwol)
• 국월 (菊月, gugwol)
• 금월 (今月, geumwol)
• 기월 (忌月, giwol)
• 기월 (期月, giwol)
• 길월 (吉月, girwol)
• 나월 (蘿月, nawol)
• 낭월 (朗月, nang'wol)
• 누월 (屢月, nuwol)
• 누월 (累月, nuwol)
• 동월 (冬月, dong'wol)
• 만월 (滿月, manwol)
• 망월 (忙月, mang'wol)
• 망월 (望月, mang'wol)
• 매월 (每月, maewol)
• 명월 (明月, myeong'wol)
• 미월 (眉月, miwol)
• 밀월 (蜜月, mirwol)
• 반월 (半月, banwol)
• 병월 (丙月, byeong'wol)
• 사월 (四月, sawol)
• 사월 (徙月, sawol)
• 사월 (蜡月, sawol)
• 산월 (産月, sanwol)
• 삼월 (三月, samwol)
• 상월 (相月, sang'wol)
• 석월 (夕月, seogwol)
• 세월 (歲月, sewol)
• 소월 (素月, sowol)
• 순월 (旬月, sunwol)
• 시월 (十月, siwol)
• 앵월 (櫻月, aeng'wol)
• 언월 (偃月, eonwol)
• 여월 (餘月, yeowol)
• 연월 (煙月, yeonwol)
• 연월 (連月, yeonwol)
• 엽월 (葉月, yeobwol)
• 오월 (五月, owol)
• 오월 (午月, owol)
• 유월 (六月, yuwol)
• 유월 (榴月, yuwol)
• 유월 (逾月, yuwol)
• 윤월 (閏月, yunwol)
• 이월 (二月, iwol)
• 일월 (一月, irwol)
• 일월 (日月, irwol)
• 정월 (正月, jeong'wol)
• 제월 (霽月, jewol)
• 차월 (且月, chawol)
• 추월 (秋月, chuwol)
• 추월 (陬月, chuwol)
• 축월 (丑月, chugwol)
• 축월 (祝月, chugwol)
• 춘월 (春月, chunwol)
• 칠월 (七月, chirwol)
• 토월 (兎月, towol)
• 투월 (渝月, tuwol)
• 팔월 (八月, parwol)
• 팔월 (汃月, parwol)
• 편월 (片月, pyeonwol)
• 풍월 (風月, pung'wol)
• 한월 (閒月, hanwol)
• 해월 (亥月, haewol)
• 현월 (弦月, hyeonwol)
• 현월 (玄月, hyeonwol)
• 호월 (皓月, howol)
• 화월 (花月, hwawol)
• 효월 (曉月, hyowol)
• 월각차 (月角差, wolgakcha)
• 월간지 (月刊誌, wolganji)
• 월계수 (月桂樹, wolgyesu)
• 월름미 (月廩米, wolleummi)
• 월요일 (月曜日, woryoil)
• 간월회 (看月會, ganwolhoe)
• 기월우 (騎月雨, giworu)
• 삭월세 (朔月貰, sagwolse)
• 연월일/년월일 (年月日, yeonworil/nyeonworil)
• 동랍월 (冬臘月, dongnabwol)
• 선우월 (蟬羽月, seonuwol)
• 십이월 (十二月, sibiwol)
• 십일월 (十一月, sibirwol)
• 진여월 (眞如月, jinyeowol)
• 춘삼월 (春三月, chunsamwol)
• 교교월색 (皎皎月色, gyogyowolsaek)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]

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Kunigami

Kanji

月

• Kun: しちー (shichī)

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *tuki.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ɕi̻t͡ɕiː/

Noun

月 (hiragana しちー, romaji shichī)

1. the moon

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Miyako

Kanji

月

• Kun: つぃきぃ (tsïksï)

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *tuki.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /t͡sɨ̥kˢɨ/

Noun

月 (hiragana つぃきぃ, romaji tsïksï)

1. the moon
2. a month
3. (abbreviation) Monday

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Okinawan

Kanji

月

• On (unclassified): ぐゎち (gwachi)
• Kun: ちち (chichi)

Compounds

Compounds

• 月食 (gwatsuku)
• 一月 (itigwachi)
• 二月 (nigwachi)
• 三月 (sangwachi)
• 四月 (sigwachi)
• 五月 (gugwachi)
• 六月 (rukugwachi)
• 七月 (sichigwachi)
• 八月 (hachigwachi)
• 九月 (kugwachi)
• 十月 (zūgwachi)
• 正月 (shōgwachi)

Alternative forms

• (topicalized) 月ぇー (chichē)

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *tuki.

Cognate with Japanese 月 (tsuki).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕi̻t͡ɕi/

Noun

月 (hiragana ちち, romaji chichi)

1. the moon

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 月影 (chichikazi)
• 月ぬ物 (chichi nu mun)
• 月日 (chichihui)
• 月見 (chichimi)
• 朧月 ('uburujichi)
• 霜月 (simuchichi)
• 三日月 (mikajichi)
• 毎月 (mējichi)
• 閏月 (yundzichi)

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Old Japanese

Etymology 1

From Proto-Japonic *tukuy.

Likely a shift from tuku below, derived through a fusion with い (i₂, emphatic nominal particle). Compare the development of 神 (kamu → kami₂, “Shinto deity”).

Noun

月 (tuki₂) (kana つき)

1. the moon
2. a month
3. a menstrual cycle, menstruation (believed to be caused by the moon)

Derived terms

• 月日 (tuki₁pi₁)
• 三日月 (mi₁kaduki₂)
• 望月 (motiduki₂)

Etymology 2

Possibly from Proto-Japonic *tuku.

Noun

月 (tuku) (kana つく)

1. (regional, Eastern Old Japanese) the moon
2. (regional, Eastern Old Japanese) a month
3. Combining form of ツキ^乙 (tuki₂) above

Derived terms

• 月日 (tukupi₁)
• 月夜 (tukuyo₁)
• 月讀, 月夜見 (Tukuyo₁mi₁)

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Vietnamese

Han character

月: Hán Việt readings: nguyệt (魚(ngư)厥(quyết)切(thiết)), ngoạt, nhục (而(nhi)六(lục)切(thiết))
月: Nôm readings: nguyệt, ngoạt, nhục

1. Template:han tu form of
2. Template:han tu form of

Compounds

Compounds derived from 月 (nguyệt)

• 月表 (nguyệt biểu)
• 月俸 (nguyệt bổng)
• 月琴 (nguyệt cầm)
• 月瞻 (nguyệt chiêm)
• 月殿 (nguyệt điện)
• 月花 (nguyệt hoa)
• 月老 (nguyệt lão)
• 月亮 (nguyệt lượng)
• 月光 (nguyệt quang)
• 月刊 (nguyệt san)
• 月蝕/月食 (nguyệt thực)
• 月望 (nguyệt vọng)
• 月尾 (nguyệt vĩ)
• 經月 (kinh nguyệt)
• 日月 (nhật nguyệt)

Compounds derived from 月 (ngoạt)

• 月經 (ngoạt kinh)
• 正月 (chánh ngoạt)
• 菊月 (cúc ngoạt)
• 大月 (đại ngoạt)
• 夾月 (giáp ngoạt)
• 年月 (niên ngoạt)

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Yaeyama

Kanji

月

• Kun: つぃきぃ (tsïkï)

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *tuki.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /t͡sɨ̥kɨ/

Noun

月 (hiragana つぃきぃ, romaji tsïkï)

1. the moon

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Yonaguni

Kanji

月

• Kun: ってぃー (ttī)

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *tuki.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /tˀiː/

Noun

月 (hiragana ってぃー, romaji ttī)

1. the moon