いざよひ

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Japanese

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猶予いざよ
a hesitation, a pause
Alternative spelling
猶予
(This term, いざよひ (izayofi), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
For pronunciation and definitions of いざよひ – see the following entry.
十六夜いざよい
Short for 十六夜の月 (izayoi no tsuki): the moon just past the full moon, the start of the waning moon
the sixteenth night of the month under the lunar calendar, just after the full moon (common time for viewing the harvest moon in the Japanese 月見 (tsukimi, moon viewing) festival)
(by extension of the "16" sense, poetic) sixteen years old
(by extension of the "16" sense, archaic) a bet of 16 (sen) on a competition or game of chance
a female given name
(This term, いざよひ (izayofi), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)