The Japanese kanji for moon: 月
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The kanji for moon: 月
A crescent moon. Also used for months and, as a radical, for the body.
月
- Meaning
- moon; month
- Kun reading
- tsuki (Japanese)
- On reading
- GETSU · GATSU (from Chinese)
- Strokes
- 4
書き順Stroke order
月 is written in 4 strokes, in this order. The red line is the new stroke at each step. Japanese is written top to bottom and left to right, and the order matters: it is what makes handwriting flow.
Stroke data from KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
使い方In everyday Japanese
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 満月 | mangetsu | a full moon |
| 月曜日 | getsuyōbi | Monday |
敬意Wearing it
Moon, but also 'month' and the start of Monday. On its own most read it as moon; it pairs well with 夜.
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