半月

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Chinese

half; semi-; incomplete
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
moon; month
simp. and trad.
(半月)
anagram 月半

Pronunciation


Noun

半月

  1. half-moon
  2. fortnight

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Derived terms

Proper noun

半月

  1. () Banyue (a town in Dangyang, Yichang, Hubei, China)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 2
げつ
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(はん)(げつ) (hangetsu

  1. half-moon
  2. half a month; fortnight

See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 2
つき
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(はん)(つき) (hantsuki

  1. half a month

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN