朧月

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
朧	月
おぼろ Hyōgaiji	つき > づき Grade: 1
kun’yomi

From 朧 (oboro, “haziness”) +‎ 月 (tsuki, “moon”).

The tsuki changes to zuki as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) おぼろづき [òbóróꜜzùkì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- (Tokyo) おぼろづき [òbórózúkí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [o̞bo̞ɾo̞zɨᵝkʲi]

Noun

朧月 (hiragana おぼろづき, rōmaji oborozuki)

a hazy moon, especially on a spring night

Derived terms

朧 (おぼろ)月 (づき)夜 (よ) (oborozukiyo, “hazy-mooned night”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
朧	月
ろう Hyōgaiji	げつ Grade: 1
kan’on

From Middle Chinese 朧月 (MC luŋ ŋʉɐt̚).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ろーげつ [róꜜògètsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ːɡe̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

朧月 (hiragana ろうげつ, rōmaji rōgetsu)

a hazy moon, especially on a spring night

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
朧	月
Hyōgaiji	Grade: 1
Irregular

From ほろり (horori, adverb expressing sentiment or slightness).

Proper noun

朧月 (hiragana ほろり, rōmaji Horori)

a female given name

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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