moon; month

From Lesson 9:Kanji 2·Japanese

Note

The moon is actually just the sun on some weird legs.

Breakdown of moon; month

sun; day
日

Usages of moon; month

月つきtsuki
moon; month
月
moon; month
bright
明

If the sun and moon are both shining, it's very bright.

front
前

In your front yard, the weeds are highlighted by the moon such that you can cut them with your knife.

月げつ曜よう日びgetsuyoubi
Monday
have
有

You have some scissors that you found on the moon.

scatter
散

Twenty-one moons strike the sky and scatter light across the night.

utilize
用
今こん月げつkongetsu
this month
先せん々せん月げつsensengetsu
the month before last
先せん月げつsengetsu
last month
来らい月げつraigetsu
next month
再さ来らい月げつsaraigetsu
the month after next
blue
青

Your master lives on the moon and is blue.

corner
角

You take your sword and stick it in the moon, and show it the four corners of the Earth.

stature
背
abdomen
腹

To train your abdomen, lie on the floor, move your upper body towards the moon and repeat.

morning
朝

Ten times earlier than normal, the moon rose in the morning!

月がつgatsu
month of the year
resemble
肖

A small moon resembles anything.

pig
豚

You travel to the moon and discover it's full of pigs.

clothes
服

We put on clothes when the light of the moon exposes us, in order to subdue our urges.

companion
朋

If the moon had a companion, there would be two moons.

undress
脱

You undress under the moon and convert into a werewolf.

foreign
胡

In the old days, the moon was born because of a foreign object crashing into Earth.

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