月日

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Chinese

moon; month
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
simp. and trad.
(月日) 		月 日
anagram 日月

Pronunciation

Noun

月日

  1. (literary) moon and sun
  2. (literary) date; time
  3. (Hokkien, Suzhounese) month (duration)
    兩月日／两月日   ―  nn̄g goe̍h-ji̍t   ―  two months

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
月 日
つき
Grade: 1 		ひ
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Compound of 月 (tsuki, “moon, month”) +‎ 日 (hi, “sun, day”).

Pronunciation

Noun

月(つき)日(ひ) • (tsukihi) 

  1. the moon and sun
    Synonym: 日月 (jitsugetsu)
  2. time, years, days
    月(つき)日(ひ)が流(なが)れ… ― tsukihi ga nagare… ― Time goes by...
  3. daily life
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
月 日
がつ > がっ
Grade: 1 		ひ > ぴ
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

Compound of 月 (gatsu, “month”) +‎ 日 (hi, “day”).

Pronunciation

Noun

月(がっ)日(ぴ) • (gappi) ←ぐわつぴ (gwatupi)?

  1. a date (month and day in the calendar)
    Synonym: 日付 (hizuke)
See also

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 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

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Korean

Hanja in this term
月日

Noun

月日 • (woril) (hangeul 월일)

  1. hanja form? of 월일 (“date (month, day)”)

Old Japanese

Etymology 1

Compound of 月 (tuki2, “moon, month”) +‎ 日 (pi1, “sun, day”).

Noun

月日 (tuki2pi1) (kana つきひ)

  1. the moon and sun
  2. time, months, days
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Japanese: 月日 (tsukihi)

Etymology 2

Compound of 月 (tuku, “month”, eastern dialect) +‎ 日 (pi1, “day”).

Noun

月日 (tukupi1) (kana つくひ)

  1. (regional, Northern Eastern Old Japanese) time, months, days
    • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 20, poem 4378:
      都久比夜波須具波由氣等毛阿母志志可多麻乃須我多波和須例西奈布母
      tukupi1 ya pa sugu pa yuke2to2mo amosisi ka tama no2 sugata pa wasure-senapu mo
      Although the months and days have passed, I will never forget my mother and father’s jewel-like beauty.

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