명월

Korean

Pronunciation

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)

    1. bright moon
      중추의 명월 ― jungchu-ui myeong'wol ― the harvest moon
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

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

    Noun

    명월 • (myeong'wol)

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