望日

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Chinese

hope; expect; to visit
hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards
 
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
trad. (望日)
simp. #(望日)

Pronunciation


Noun

望日

  1. (literary) fifteenth day of a month in the lunar calendar

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (望日):
  • Japanese: 望日(ぼうじつ) (bōjitsu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぼう
Grade: 4
じつ
Grade: 1
kan'on

Etymology

/bau zitʉ//bɔːʑit͡su//boːʑit͡su/

From Middle Chinese 望日 (MC mjang|mjangH nyit).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ぼう)(じつ) (bōjitsuばうじつ (bauzitu)?

  1. the fifteenth day of a month in the lunar calendar
    Synonyms: (), 望の日 (mochi no hi)

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN