Word details

新月

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 新月.

Dictionary

Entry

新月んげつNounFreq #26207
1

new moon; first day of the lunar month

Examples
満月でしたか新月でしたか。
Was it a full moon or a new moon?
2

crescent moon

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

new

13 strokesFrequency 51JLPT N4Grade 2

On

シン

Kun

あたら.しいあら.たあら-にい-

Nanori

あせあたらしにっにつよし

month, moon

4 strokesFrequency 23JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ゲツガツ

Kun

つき

Nanori

おとがっずきもり

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