(はんげつ)

はんげつ
noun
half moon; half a month
1. half moon
the moon when it appears as a semicircle, either first quarter or last quarter
今夜(こんや)半月(はんげつ)だ。
Tonight there's a half moon.
半月(はんげつ)(くも)(あいだ)から()えた。
The half moon was visible between the clouds.
半月板(はんげつばん)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)(じゅう)キロ()せた。
I lost 10 kilograms in half a month.
旅行(りょこう)まで半月(はんげつ)()った。
There's less than half a month until the trip.
()()準備(じゅんび)半月(はんげつ)かかった。
It took half a month to prepare for the move.

COMPOUND:
(はん) (half) + (げつ) (moon, month)

MOON PHASES:

  • 新月(しんげつ) - new moon
  • 三日月(みかづき) - crescent moon
  • 半月(はんげつ) - half moon
  • 満月(まんげつ) - full moon
  • 上弦(じょうげん)(つき) - first quarter moon
  • 下弦(かげん)(つき) - last quarter moon

ANATOMY:

  • 半月板(はんげつばん) - meniscus (knee cartilage, named for its half-moon shape)

CONTRAST:

  • 半月(はんげつ) (two weeks) vs 一ヶ月(いっかげつ) (one month)