명월

Korean

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹ŋwʌ̹ɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [명월]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	myeong'wol
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	myeong'wol
McCune–Reischauer^?	myŏngwŏl
Yale Romanization^?	myengwel

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 明月. See also Japanese 明月(めいげつ) (meigetsu).

Noun

명월 • (myeong'wol) (hanja 明月)

bright moon
중추 의 명월 ― jungchu-ui myeong'wol ― the harvest moon

Derived terms

공산명월 (空山明月, gongsan-myeong'wol, “deserted mountain with bright moon”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 名月. See also Japanese 名月(めいげつ) (meigetsu).

Noun

명월 • (myeong'wol)

(lunar calendar) the night of August 15th (according to the lunar calendar)