Keyword
moon
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig13
Readings
げつ
(36%)
つき
(27%)
がつ
(25%)
づき
(4%)
げっ
(4%)
つく
(1%)
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a moon, whose full cycle takes approximately a month.

In the ancient times this character looked more like a crescent moon, but over time it morphed into being drawn like this.

Used in kanji (149 in total)
bright
sort of thing
ability
win
Used in vocabulary (673 in total)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
counter for months
counter for months
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
Monday
March; third month of the lunar calendar
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
months and years
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
January; first month of the lunar calendar
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
January; first month of the lunar calendar
March; third month of the lunar calendar
every month; each month; monthly
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
one month
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
several months
time; years
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
moonlight; moonbeam
several months
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
crescent moon; young moon
counter for months
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
counter for months
moonlit night
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
end of this month
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
how many months
end of the month
moon's surface
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
monthly salary
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
second month of the lunar calendar; February
monthly sum; monthly amount
several months
birth date; date of birth; DOB
every month; monthly; month by month
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
how many months
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
monthly publication; monthly issue
eighth month of the lunar calendar
several months
end of next month
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
month-long period; month
following month
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
autumn moon; harvest moon
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
two months
to gaze at the Moon
in the moonlight
moonless sky (poetic usage)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
what date?; what's the date?; when?
early-summer rain
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
jellyfish
monthly income
(charge) for this month
monthly tuition fee
month after next
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
(full) moon; moon when it's round
how many months
monthly magazine
sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
first month of the lunar calendar; January
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
how many months
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
three months
fourth month of the lunar calendar
the same month
water and the Moon; the Moon reflected on the water; solar plexus (as a pressure point in martial arts)
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
last month; previous month
by the end of this month
steady progress; rapid advance
month before last
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
date (year, month and day)
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
menstruation; period; time of the month
moonrise; rise of the Moon
snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
Moon landing; lunar landing
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
menstruation; menstrual period
how many months
age of the Moon; number of days since the new moon; age in months (e.g. of an infant)
counter for months
winter; winter season; winter moon
moon; lunar world; Tsukisekai; pale yellow rectangular sweet (Toyama city specialty)
premature birth
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
lunar eclipse
fourwing evening primrose (Oenothera tetraptera); fragrant evening primrose (Oenothera stricta); large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana)
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon)
evening moon
two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
in the moonlight
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
mooncake; disc-shaped confection of wheat-flour dough filled with bean paste, usu. eaten during Autumn in China
lunar eclipse
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month); bright moon; full moon
compared to the same month the previous year (e.g. in statistics, sales, electricity usage)
deity of the Moon; moon god
evening moon; moon that can only be seen in the early hours of the night (esp. from the 2nd to the 7th of the eight month)
counter for months
lunar base; moon base
nature's beauty (cool breeze and bright moon)
a certain month
monthly; month-by-month; by the month
two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
crescent shape
fine weather during the rainy season
wintry moon; a winter month
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
Monday and Tuesday
month-to-month basis; month-over-month
total eclipse of the Moon
seventh month of the lunar calendar
moon visible in the morning
first quarter moon; waxing half-moon
beginning of the month
monthly mean; monthly average
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon
the moon is beautiful, isn't it?
month of fasting; Ramadan
next month's issue
ninth month of the lunar calendar; September
monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
monthly report
month of birth; birthday month
lunar module; lunar lander; moon lander; moon landing craft
moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra
sake for moon viewing parties
tenth lunar month
staying at home during the New Year's holiday
Little New Year (festival held on January 15); 14th-16th days of the New Year; Koshōgatsu
January; (lit.) 13th month
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
New Year's decorations
moon over a mountain
yueqin (4-stringed Chinese lute)
monthly shift or duty
moonlight; lunar spirit
same period of last year; the same month a year ago; year-ago month
moonbathing; moonbath
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
every second month; every other month
moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra; imperial palace; (arch.) Yoshiwara red light district
Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon
moonbow; lunar rainbow; whitish rainbow cast by moonlight; lunar bow; space rainbow
star (white patch on the forehead of a horse)
off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
four months
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon)
(arch.) being unable to see the (harvest) moon because of rain; fifth lunar month
several months
moon (esp. full moon); circle fashioned after the moon; decorative ring on the chest of a monk's stole; straw trivet; white crescent-shaped chest patch of an Asiatic black bear
Boys' May Festival dolls
long period of time
paraselene; moon dog; moondog (bright spot on either side of the Moon caused by refraction of moonlight through ice crystals in the atmosphere)
flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words
to gaze at the Moon
parking lot rented on a monthly basis
monthly output (production)
crescent moon
menstruation; period; time of the month
the Sun, the Moon and the stars; the heavenly bodies
moonsault (type of somersault)
amenorrhea (absence of menstruation); amenorrhoea
February Revolution (France, 1848); February Revolution (Russia, 1917)
Moon landing; lunar landing
Yuezhi (ancient Central Asian people); Rouzhi
first month of the lunar calendar; first month; first moon of the month; new moon
the (cool) summer moon
spring moon; misty moon
anniversary of a person's death
middle of the month
bright white moon
good month; bright moon
shell ginger (Alpinia zerumbet)
oxbow lake; billabong
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; moon; moonlight; katsura tree on the moon (in Chinese legends)
May Day; May Festival
July Revolution (France, 1830)
intercalary month (lunar calendar); leap month
a month or older; back numbers of a monthly
turn of the month; monthly change; monthly replacement; changing every month
one's birth month
middle of the month; mid-month
crescent moon
last month of the year; December
beginning of the month
seven-day workweek; working every day of the week; (lit.) Mon-Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri-Fri
dumplings offered to the moon (on the 15th day of the 8th month and the 13th day of the 9th month)
feast for one's eyes; sight as pleasing as the New Year
two months later; the month after next
several months
(arch.) moon of the 13th day of 9th lunar month; leap month
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon)
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
total eclipse of the Moon
setting moon; moon setting in the West
every month
monthly contract; paying by the month
paying in monthly installments (instalments); monthly payments
go-between; matchmaker; Cupid
monthly contract; paying by the month
long period of time
short period of time
Boys' Festival (May 5)
lunar mare; lunar sea
March Revolution (Austria and Germany, 1848); February Revolution (Russia, 1917)
man month; man-month
how many months
moon of the 17th day of the lunar month
monthly salary
partial lunar eclipse; partial eclipse of the moon
fifth lunar month; fourth lunar month
honeymoon period (e.g. between two countries)
moon rabbit; moon hare; mythical figure who lives on the moon
per month; monthly installment plan; monthly instalment plan
menstrual irregularity; irregular menstruation
the whole month; all the month
month after month; as the months go by; with each passing month
court nobles and other courtiers allowed into the Imperial Palace
weekday; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Mondays and Fridays
first day of the month; character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
beginning of the month
seventh lunar month
every month; monthly; month by month
half moon; moon that is half-illuminated or less; crescent moon
counter for months
bimonthly publication
menstrual pain; menstrual cramps; algomenorrhea
first seven days of the year
monthly review
crab with little meat; (lit.) crab of a moonlit night; something with no meat to it; something unsubstantial
moonset; moondown
Boys' Festival paper-carp streamers
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
every month
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
January; (lit.) 13th month
moonlight mushroom (Omphalotus guepiniformis)
crescent moon
eleventh lunar month
moon, snow and flowers; beauty of the four seasons
twentieth day of the first month (end of New Year celebrations, upon which remaining New Year's food is eaten, decorations are stowed away, etc.)
putting on weight over the New Year's holidays
monthly contract; paying by the month
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
monthly interest
April Theses; series of directives issued by Lenin after his return from exile
short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
monthly candlestick
moon shining in a rain-cleansed sky
moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)
month after next
evening moon; moonlit evening; moonlight evening
Candraprabha (bodhisattva)
lunar phase; phase of the Moon
monthly sales
half moon; moon that is half-illuminated or less; crescent moon
particular; hard to please; fussy
tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)
moon of the 18th day of the lunar month
Suigetsukai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party formed in 2015 by members previously not part of any faction); Ishiba faction
(arch.) first day of the month; first ten days of the lunar month
Girls' Festival (March 3); Dolls' Festival
May 68 (period of civil unrest in France; May-June 1968)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
lunar halo
dark night in the rainy season
paying in monthly installments (instalments); monthly payments
two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
moon-waiting party
totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
twelfth lunar month; 12th month of the lunar calendar
one's birth month
15th day of the New Year (when women would belatedly do their New Year's greetings or go back to their parents' homes; in Kyoto and Osaka)
moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
as if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time; as if Lady Luck had just visited twice; (lit.) as if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time; as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time
the whole month; all the month
freeloader; slacker; lazy worker who does not deserve his salary
third lunar month
moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
date of issuance (e.g. of a license or passport)
refreshing breeze and the bright moon; a beautiful nocturnal scene with a full moon
long month (i.e. having 31 days)
menstruation
you better watch your step!; sleep with one eye open!
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame
menstrual period
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
these past months
moon of the 20th day of the lunar month
character sketch; comments on personalities
how many months
the 8th month (of the lunar calendar) is the quietest for farmers
the whole month; all the month
parking lot rented on a monthly basis
the whole month; all the month
flowers blooming in moonlight
lunar rover; Moon buggy
polish; elaboration; repeatedly working over one's writing; being very scrupulous in the choice of diction
beginning of the month
autumn when the moon is beautiful
monthly installment plan; monthly instalment plan
third lunar month
lunar globe; globe of the moon
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
moon of the 20th day of the lunar month
the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (lit.) (so beautiful that) flowers are abashed and the moon hides
to make a blunder; to blunder; (lit.) to have one's kettle stolen on a moonlit night
film shown over the New Year period
monthly (shrine or temple) visit
eleventh lunar month
summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)
go-between; matchmaker
faint moon; hazy moon
a number of months
moon-viewing on either the night of the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunisolar calendar or on the night of the 13th day of the 9th month of the lunisolar calendar, but not both nights
feeling apprehensive; feeling (looking) lone and helpless; being down-and-out (ruined); helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
Sogetsu school of flower arrangement
half moon; moon that is half-illuminated or less; crescent moon
moon-waiting party
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty; (lit.) (so beautiful that) the moon hides and flowers are abashed
fine weather during the rainy season
ninth month in the lunar calendar
moon on the night before a full moon; moon on the 14th day of the month (by the lunar calendar)
Akizuki Rebellion (1876)
selling on a (monthly) installment plan (instalment); hire purchase
to be overanxious; to worry needlessly
character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary
moon of the 17th day of the lunar month
lunula (white crescent-shaped area at the base of a nail); nail moon
hypermenorrhea; menorrhagia
menorrhea; hypermenorrhea; epimenorrhagia; profuse menstruation
spring flowers and the autumn moon; beauty of nature as it changes from season to season
turn of the month; monthly change; monthly replacement; changing every month
beginning of the month
month of a person's death
golden waxcap mushroom (Hygrocybe chlorophana)
satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
(arch.) first day of the month; first ten days of the lunar month
fourth month of the lunar calendar
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
kanji "meat" radical at left (looks like "moon" radical, radical 74)
feeling apprehensive; feeling (looking) lone and helpless; being down-and-out (ruined); helplessness of those in reduced circumstances
Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) moon
the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (lit.) (so beautiful that) the moon is abashed and flowers wilt
blues experienced by workplace recruits shortly after beginning work
month and day (of the year); (the) date
fine weather during the rainy season
eleventh lunar month
trying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing; (lit.) monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
January (according to the new calendar)
Yuezhi (ancient Central Asian people); Rouzhi
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon)
seventh lunar month
month before last
1-month checkup (of a baby)
Asian black bear (Selenarctos thibetanus); moon bear
time waits for no man; time and tide stay for no man
misty, moonlit night; (spring) night with a hazy moon
eighth lunar month
name of a famous Buddhist nun
monthly contract; paying by the month
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon)
steady progress; rapid advance
middle of the month
intercalary month (lunar calendar); leap month
a month or older; back numbers of a monthly
turn of the month; monthly change; monthly replacement; changing every month
turn of the month; monthly change; monthly replacement; changing every month
the whole month; all the month
the whole month; all the month
the whole month; all the month
immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)
two months later; the month after next
moon of the 17th day of the lunar month
moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
crab with little meat; (lit.) crab of a moonlit night; something with no meat to it; something unsubstantial
putting on weight over the New Year's holidays
tenth month of the lunar calendar; October
April Theses; series of directives issued by Lenin after his return from exile
Amakusa jellyfish (Sanderia malayensis)
moon of the 18th day of the lunar month
9 PM Monday (TV time slot for romantic dramas)
moon of the 20th day of the lunar month
bright moonlight
Closterium (genus of algae)
moon of the 19th day of the lunar month
as if Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time; as if Lady Luck had just visited twice; (lit.) as if the Bon Festival and New Year had come at the same time; as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time
flies swarming at the beginning of summer
habu jellyfish (Chironex yamaguchii); habu-kurage
summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)
eleventh lunar month
Black September (Palestinian extremist group responsible for the massacre of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics)
faint moon; hazy moon
Tsukuyomi no Mikoto (god of the Moon and brother of Amaterasu)
upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea ornata); jellyfish of the genus Cassiopea; traditional love hotel; traditional Japanese inn specially for couples
Morbakka virulenta (species of box jellyfish)
eighth lunar month
last day of the month
seventh lunar month
tenth month of the lunar calendar
tenth month of the lunar calendar
blues experienced by workplace recruits shortly after beginning work
eleventh lunar month
top part of the head that is shaved from the forehead to the crown (on chonmage hair styling)
1-month checkup (of a baby)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
month and ten days; ten months; short time
semimonthly (publication)
calendar month
monthly installment deposit; monthly instalment deposit; monthly savings
left (unpaid) from previous month
tenth month of the lunar calendar
middle of the month
euphoria experienced by college students or workplace recruits at the beginning of school or work
euphoria experienced by college students or workplace recruits at the beginning of school or work
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
kanji "moon" radical at left (usually classified as radical 130)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
a good time to view the Moon (i.e. when it is full)
cloud during rainy season
contract month; delivery month (of a futures contract)
anomalistic month
moon-viewing on the 13th day of the 9th lunar month
moon-viewing party
October Revolution (Russia, 1917); German Revolution (1918-1919)
haitei winning hand; winning on the last tile drawn from the wall
last day of February; last day of the second lunar month
last day of March; last day of the third lunar month (marking the end of spring)
12th lunar month
twelfth lunar month
twelfth lunar month
twelfth lunar month
tenth lunar month
tenth lunar month
tenth lunar month
tenth lunar month
ninth lunar month
ninth lunar month
ninth lunar month
third lunar month
first lunar month
first lunar month
first lunar month
first lunar month
second lunar month
second lunar month
second lunar month
auspicious month; second month of the lunar calendar
eighth lunar month
eighth lunar month
seventh lunar month
seventh lunar month
sixth lunar month
sixth lunar month
sixth lunar month
sixth lunar month
sixth lunar month
sixth lunar month
sixth lunar month
fifth lunar month
fifth lunar month
4th month of the lunar calendar
4th month of the lunar calendar
third lunar month
eleventh lunar month
eleventh lunar month
menstruation; menses; period
flowers and the moon; refined leisure; elegant pastime
eighth month of the lunar calendar
Christmas blues; holiday stress (during December)
Christmas blues; holiday stress (during December)
new moon; crescent moon
high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō
blues experienced by man who did not receive Valentine's day chocolate
event in which young men and women paint each others' cheeks with black ink or soot during Koshōgatsu (in the San'in region)
baby colic (in infants around 3 months old)
baby colic (in infants around 3 months old)
baby colic (in infants around 3 months old)
to try and reach above one's station and fail; to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail; (lit.) a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)
new moon; lunar phase when the moon is completely invisible
don't try to force good things to happen
to try and reach above one's station and fail; (lit.) a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
third month of the lunar calendar
third month of the lunar calendar
Metal Monkey month; lunar month that contains a day of the Metal Monkey (essentially every other month) during which it was believed colds were more frequent
anovulatory menstruation; non-ovulatory menstruation
monthly candlestick chart
carefree young people who spend all their income; (lit.) moonlight clan
this month's issue (e.g. of a magazine); current issue
Black History Month; African-American History Month
moonlit evening
moon bridge; semicircular bridge resembling a full moon when viewed together with its reflection
fifth month of the lunar calendar
lunate bone; semilunar bone
Tsukishiro (1908 novel by Yūhō Kikuchi)
Tsukioka Station (Niigata)
golden spadefish (Platax boersii); Boer's batfish
sea-run variety of red-spotted masu trout (subspecies of cherry salmon, Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae); red-spotted masu salmon
clinging jellyfish (Gonionemus vertens)
orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata); orange jessamine
Examples (200 in total)
The stars were not visible, and there was no moon.
Thanks to the moon, it is brighter than I thought.
I wonder if the moon is out.