海月

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
海 月
かい
Grade: 2 		げつ
Grade: 1
kan'on
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 海 (kai, “sea, ocean”) +‎ 月 (getsu, “moon”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かいげつ [káꜜìgètsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠iɡe̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

海(かい)月(げつ) • (kaigetsu) 

  1. the moon shining above the sea
  2. a reflection of the moon on the surface of the sea
  3. synonym of 水母 (kurage, “a jellyfish”)
  4. synonym of 玉珧 (tairagi, “Atrina pectinata, a species of fan mussel”)
Derived terms
  • 海(うみ)の月(つき) (umi no tsuki)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
海 月
くらげ
Grade: 2 Grade: 1
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 海月 – see the following entry.
【水母くらげ】
[noun] a jellyfish, medusa
Alternative spelling
クラゲ
(This term, 海月, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
海月

Noun

海月 • (haewol) (hangeul 해월)

  1. hanja form? of 해월 (“the moon shining above the sea, jellyfish”)
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