はんげつ
Meanings
Noun
Astronomy
1. half-moon
when read as "はんげつ"
Come to think of it, a half-moon was out in the sky that night.
2. half a month
About half a month has passed since then.
3. semicircle
when read as "はんげつ"
Pitch accent
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Composed of
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
Monday
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
lunula (white crescent-shaped area at the base of a nail); nail moon
semilunar valve
semilunar cartilage
Examples (10 in total)
It's been half a month since then.
The half-moon is illuminating the sea.
I thought it was at least half a month away.