さくぼうげつ
Meanings
Noun
1. synodic month
Kanji used
first day of the month
hope
moon
Pitch accent
くぼ
うげつ
Composed of
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
Composed of
first and fifteenth days of the lunar month (corresponding to new moon and full moon)
Monday