"弦月" meaning in All languages combined

See 弦月 on Wiktionary

Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /jyːn²¹ jyːt̚²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 弦月
  1. crescent moon Synonyms: 月牙 (yuèyá), 月眉 [Hokkien], 狼牙月 (lángyáyuè), 蛾眉月 (éméiyuè) Derived forms: 上弦月, 下弦月

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [ɡẽ̞ŋɡe̞t͡sɨ] Forms: 弦月 [canonical] (ruby: (げん), (げつ)), gengetsu [romanization], gengetu [romanization], げんげつ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Appears to be a learned borrowing from Chinese 弦月 (xiányuè). First cited in a Japanese text in 1698. 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. Etymology templates: {{lbor|ja|zh|弦月|nocap=1|sort=けんげつ'}} learned borrowing from Chinese 弦月 (xiányuè) Head templates: {{ja-noun|げんげつ|hhira=げんげつ}} 弦(げん)月(げつ) • (gengetsu) ^(←げんげつ (gengetu)?)
  1. half-moon Wikipedia link: Lunar phase#Waxing and waning, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, ja:弦月 Synonyms: 弓張り月 Hyponyms: 上弦 (english: waxing half-moon, first-quarter moon), 下弦 (english: waning half-moon, third- or last-quarter moon)

Noun [Korean]

Forms: hyeonwol [romanization], 현월 [hangeul]
Head templates: {{ko-noun|hangeul=현월}} 弦月 • (hyeonwol) (hangeul 현월)
  1. hanja form of 현월 Tags: form-of, hanja Form of: 현월
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          "현월",
          "현월#Korean"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "弦月"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 弦月 meaning in All languages combined (5.3kB)

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  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "弦月",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "弦月",
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}

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