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Chinese
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hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
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day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
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trad. (望日)
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望
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日
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simp. #(望日)
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望
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日
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Pronunciation
Noun
望日
- (literary) fifteenth day of a month in the lunar calendar
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Japanese
Etymology
/bau zitʉ/ → /bɔːʑit͡su/ → /boːʑit͡su/
From Middle Chinese 望日 (MC mjang|mjangH nyit).
Pronunciation
Noun
望日 • (bōjitsu) ←ばうじつ (bauzitu)?
- the fifteenth day of a month in the lunar calendar
- Synonyms: 望 (bō), 望の日 (mochi no hi)
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