"弦月" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɡẽ̞ŋɡe̞t͡sɨᵝ] 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), {{m|ja|上弦|tr=jōgen}} 上弦 (jōgen), {{m|ja|下弦|tr=kagen}} 下弦 (kagen) 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, 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)

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