弦月
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弦月 (gengetsu): the waxing half-moon.
Chinese
| bow string; string of mus. instr. | moon; month | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (弦月) |
弦 | 月 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siányuè
- Wade–Giles: hsien2-yüeh4
- Yale: syán-ywè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanyueh
- Palladius: сяньюэ (sjanʹjue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyun4 jyut6
- Yale: yùhn yuht
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyn4 jyt9
- Guangdong Romanization: yun4 yud6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːn²¹ jyːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
弦月
Synonyms
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 弦 | 月 |
| げん Grade: S |
げつ Grade: 1 |
| goon | kan'on |
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Etymology
Appears to be a learned borrowing from Chinese 弦月 (xiányuè). First cited in a Japanese text in 1698.[1] May have been in use prior to this, considering that partial synonyms 上弦 (jōgen) and 下弦 (kagen) are attested already in the late 800s.[2][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
弦月 • (gengetsu) ←げんげつ (gengetu)?
References
- ^ “弦月”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “上弦”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ “下弦”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 弦 | 月 |