月見

Japanese
月見 (tsukimi): Tsukimi-style udon noodles.
Kanji in this term
月 見
つき
Grade: 1		 み
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 月 (tsuki, “moon”) +‎ 見 (mi, “viewing, seeing”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 見る miru “to see, to watch”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

月見 (hiragana つきみ, rōmaji tsukimi)

  1. moon viewing, generally of the full moon
  2. a celebration of the harvest moon in autumn
  3. 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

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 月見 (つきみ)饂 (う)飩 (どん) (tsukimi udon): tsukimi-style udon noodles
  • 月見 (つきみ)藁 (そ)麦 (ば) (tsukimi soba): tsukimi-style soba noodles
  • 月見 (つきみ)団 (だん)子 (ご) (tsukimi dango): tsukimi-style dango dumplings

See also

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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