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Illustration of 満月

満月まんげつ

まんげつ mangetsu Play N1 Noun

月が地球から見て完全に丸く見える頃の月。 full moon

Example 1

満月まんげつでしたか新月しんげつでしたか。

Was it a full moon or a new moon?

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Example 2

あの日ひ見みえたのは満月まんげつでした。

It was a full moon that was seen that day.

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Kanji breakdown

月

N5

month; moon

On reading
ゲツ、ガツ
Kun reading
つき
Radical
月

満

N3

full; fullness; enough; satisfy

On reading
マン、バン
Kun reading
み.ちる、み.つ、み.たす
Radical
水
Illustration of ヶ月
N1

かげつ

counter for months

Illustration of 五月蝿い
N1

うるさい

noisy; loud; fussy

Illustration of 円満
N1

えんまん

perfection; harmony; peace; smoothness; completeness; satisfaction; integrity

Illustration of 月並み
N1

つきなみ

every month; common

Illustration of 月日
N1

がっぴ

(the) date