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

Usages of moon; month

つきtsuki
moon; month
moon; month
bright

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

front

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

げつようgetsuyoubi
Monday
have

You have some scissors that you found on the moon.

scatter

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

utilize
こんげつkongetsu
this month
せんせんげつsensengetsu
the month before last
せんげつsengetsu
last month
らいげつraigetsu
next month
らいげつsaraigetsu
the month after next
blue

Your master lives on the moon and is blue.

corner

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

stature
abdomen

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

morning

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

がつgatsu
month of the year
resemble

A small moon resembles anything.

pig

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

clothes

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

companion

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

undress

You undress under the moon and convert into a werewolf.

foreign

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

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