三日月 (みかづき): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

三日月 (みかづき) means crescent moon / new moon.

See example sentences below.

三日月 at a glance

三日月

みかづきmikazuki

N2noun

crescent moon / new moon

三日月みかづきmikazukiN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

crescent moon / new moon

Example 1

夜に三日月がきれいに見えた。

Translation

I saw a beautiful crescent moon at night.

Example 2

三日月の形のアクセサリーを買った。

Translation

I bought a crescent moon-shaped accessory.