月夜(つきよ)

つきよ
noun
moonlit night; moonlight night
1. moonlit night; moonlight night
A night when the moon is shining brightly enough to light the surroundings. Often used in literary or poetic contexts.
今夜(こんや)は月夜(つきよ)だ。
Tonight is a moonlit night.
月夜(つきよ)の道(みち)を一人(ひとり)で歩(ある)いた。
I walked alone down a moonlit road.
月夜(つきよ)の海(うみ)は昼間(ひるま)とはまったく違(ちが)う表情(ひょうじょう)を見(み)せる。
The sea on a moonlit night shows a completely different face from the daytime.

Compound of 月(つき) (moon) + 夜(よ) (night). Refers specifically to a night when moonlight is visible, not just any night.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 月夜(つきよ)の晩(ばん): a moonlit evening
  • 月夜(つきよ)に照(て)らされる: to be lit by the moonlight
  • 満月(まんげつ)の月夜(つきよ): a full-moon night

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 月明(つきあ)かり: moonlight — refers to the light itself, not the night
  • 夜空(よぞら): night sky — broader term, with or without the moon
  • 闇夜(やみよ): dark, moonless night — antonym
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