Moon Viewing

Japanese: 観月 - かんげつ
Moon Viewing
〘 noun 〙 Admiring the moon. Moon viewing. It is often used when appreciating the mid-autumn moon. 《Season: Autumn》※Onin Ryakuki (around 1467-70) Vol. 1 "The moon-viewing in the solitude of the forests naturally overlaps with the spiritual light of the present." [Ryu Sogen - Kokantanki]

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Japanese:
〘名〙 月を愛(め)でながらながめること。月見。特に仲秋の月を観賞する場合に多く用いられる。《季・秋》※応仁略記(1467‐70頃か)上「おのづから山林寂寞の観月は、今の霊光を重ねたり」 〔柳宗元‐鈷鉧潭記〕

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