月見

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • moon viewing, generally of the full moon
  • a celebration of the harvest moon in autumn
  • a type of cuisine, with one egg in the center of the dish, either raw or sunny-side up, with the yolk representing the full moon

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 月 (moon, month, moonlight) + Japanese 見 (seeing, viewing, see, looking, watching)+ Japanese 連用形 (meeting, house, counselor, store, gathering, building)+ Japanese continuative or stem form of verb ja-l + Japanese 見る miru “to see, to watch”.

Origin

Japanese

見る miru “to see, to watch”

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