Japanese

つきみ
Meaning: moon viewing; viewing the moon
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

月
見

Example sentences

On an autumn night, I enjoyed moon viewing while eating dango with my family.
秋の夜空に浮かぶ名月を眺めながら、月見を楽しんだ。
While looking at the harvest moon floating in the autumn night sky, I enjoyed moon-viewing.
十五夜には月見団子をお供えして、月見を楽しむ。
On the night of the full moon, we offer tsukimidango and enjoy moon viewing.

Usage Notes

Specifically refers to the Japanese tradition of viewing the full moon in autumn. Can also refer to food with a raw egg (representing the moon).

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