Japanese

かり

つきあかり
Meaning: moonlight
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

月
明
か
り

Example sentences

I walked along the night road relying on the moonlight.
月明かりが夜道を静かに照らし出している。
The moonlight is quietly illuminating the night road.
彼女の美しい貌は、月明かりに照らされて一層輝いていた。
Her beautiful face was shining even more, illuminated by the moonlight.
月明かりの下、彼女の姿はぞっとするほど凄艶だった。
Under the moonlight, her figure was hauntingly glamorous.
雲の絶え間から月明かりが漏れてきた。
The moonlight shone through a gap in the clouds.
夜目遠目笠の内というが、彼女の横顔は月明かりの中でいっそう美しく見えた。
They say beauty is enhanced by the dark and distance, and her profile looked even more beautiful in the moonlight.
冬の月明かりに照らされた廃墟は、凄然とした雰囲気に包まれていた。
The ruins illuminated by the winter moonlight were wrapped in a desolate atmosphere.
鏡に映る彼女の雲鬢は、月明かりに照らされて美しく輝いていた。
Her beautiful hair reflected in the mirror shone beautifully, illuminated by the moonlight.
詩人は月明かりの下で、自らの思いを詠懐し、珠玉の一篇を書き上げた。
The poet spent the evening in the moonlight, composing verses to express his inner thoughts.

Usage Notes

Refers to both the light of the moon and the state of being illuminated by it.

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