半月(はんげつ)

はんげつ
noun
half moon; half a month
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See also: 半月(はんつき) (half a month (time))
1. half moon
the moon when it appears as a semicircle, either first quarter or last quarter
今夜(こんや)は半月(はんげつ)だ。
Tonight there's a half moon.
半月(はんげつ)が雲(くも)の間(あいだ)から見(み)えた。
The half moon was visible between the clouds.
半月板(はんげつばん)を怪我(けが)した。
I injured my meniscus.
2. half a month; two weeks
a period of approximately two weeks or 15 days
半月(はんげつ)で十(じゅう)キロ痩(や)せた。
I lost 10 kilograms in half a month.
旅行(りょこう)まで半月(はんげつ)切(き)った。
There's less than half a month until the trip.
引(ひ)っ越(こ)し準備(じゅんび)に半月(はんげつ)かかった。
It took half a month to prepare for the move.

Compounds

半(はん) (half) + 月(げつ) (moon, month)

Related words

Watch out

For "half a month" the usual reading is 半月(はんつき); はんげつ in the time sense is correct but much less common.

Related Words

Related: 満月(まんげつ) (full moon)
Related: 新月(しんげつ) (new moon)
Related: 三日月(みかづき) (crescent moon)
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Added 2026.1.27 17:12 · Revised 2026.9.27 3:51
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