"月桂" meaning in Japanese

See 月桂 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: 月桂 [canonical] (ruby: 月(げっ), 桂(けい)), gekkei [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|げっけい}} 月(げっ)桂(けい) • (gekkei)
  1. (Chinese mythology) the laurel tree that grows on the moon Tags: Chinese
    Sense id: en-月桂-ja-noun-G-NmTU7C Categories (other): Chinese mythology, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Laurel family plants Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 57 2 9 32 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 45 3 20 33 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 49 3 19 29 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 33 7 28 31 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 2 18 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 49 3 19 29 Disambiguation of Laurel family plants: 45 2 8 45 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (subsequently) the moon
    Sense id: en-月桂-ja-noun-e80PGC2Q Categories (other): Moons Disambiguation of Moons: 22 55 16 7
  3. (by extension) moonlight Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-月桂-ja-noun-oiklucOT Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Light Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 33 7 28 31 Disambiguation of Light: 9 5 74 12
  4. Clipping of 月桂樹 (gekkeiju, “laurel, Laurus nobilis”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: 月桂樹 (extra: gekkeiju, “laurel, Laurus nobilis”)
    Sense id: en-月桂-ja-noun-vJbZwuOJ Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Laurel family plants Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 33 7 28 31 Disambiguation of Laurel family plants: 45 2 8 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 月桂冠 (gekkeikan) (ruby: 月桂冠(げっけいかん)) (english: laurel wreath) 
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      "form": "月桂",
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          "月",
          "げっ"
        ],
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          "桂",
          "けい"
        ]
      ],
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          "english": "The garden's white olives and laurels towered silently in the twilight.",
          "ref": "1922, 芥川龍之介 [Ryūnosuke Akutagawa], 神神の微笑 [The Gods' Smile]:",
          "roman": "Niwa no kanran ya gekkei wa, hissori to yūyami ni sobiete ita.",
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              "橄欖",
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Download raw JSONL data for 月桂 meaning in Japanese (2.5kB)

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