半月(はんげつ) はんげつ noun half moon; half a month naturetime-general 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)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)の月(つき) - first quarter moon下弦(かげん)の月(つき) - last quarter moonAnatomy半月板(はんげつばん) - meniscus (knee cartilage, named for its half-moon shape)Similar words半月(はんげつ) (two weeks) vs 一ヶ月(いっかげつ) (one month) 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) general Added 2026.1.27 17:12 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01 08500/08507_hangetsu