白い月
The English phrase "white moon" is translated into Japanese as 白い月.
What does it mean word for word?
白い literally means "white" and 月 literally means "moon".
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective 白い modifies the noun 月 directly to mean "white moon".
Did you know?
- While 白い月 refers to the moon's color, Japanese has a specific word 月見 'moon-viewing' for the traditional autumn festival of admiring the full moon.
- In Japanese poetry and literature, referring to the moon is often a coded way to express longing or loneliness for a distant loved one.
- The kanji for moon 月 is a pictograph that evolved from a drawing of a crescent moon.
Examples in context
- Watashi wa shiroi tsuki ga suki desu. (私は白い月が好きです。)I like the white moon.
- Kyou wa shiroi tsuki ga kirei da ne! (今日は白い月が綺麗だね！)The white moon is beautiful today!
- 空に白い月が見えます。Sora ni shiroi tsuki ga miemasu.I can see a white moon in the sky.
- 白い月がとても綺麗だね。Shiroi tsuki ga totemo kirei da ne.The white moon is very beautiful, isn't it?
- 雲の間に白い月が見える。Kumo no aida ni shiroi tsuki ga mieru.I can see a white moon between the clouds.
Example conversation
Ren and Yui are looking at the sky at night.
- 蓮 Ren見て、あそこに白い月が出ているよ。Mite, asoko ni shiroi tsuki ga dete iru yo.Look, there is a white moon over there.
- 結衣 Yui本当だね。とても明るいね。Hontou da ne. Totemo akarui ne.You're right. It's very bright.
- 蓮 Ren白い月を見ると、心が落ち着くよ。Shiroi tsuki o miru to, kokoro ga ochitsuku yo.Looking at the white moon calms my mind.
- 結衣 Yui私もそう思うわ、蓮くん。Watashi mo sou omou wa, Ren-kun.I think so too, Ren.
