月 — meaning in English

English meaning

• month noun One of the twelve divisions of the calendar year, originally tied to the cycle of the moon.
• moon noun The natural satellite that orbits the Earth, visible in the night sky.

Senses

月 is used for these senses in English:

• month A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
• moon (informal, by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.
• moon (literary) A month, particularly a lunar month.

month — full definition

1. noun One of the twelve divisions of the calendar year, originally tied to the cycle of the moon.
2. noun A period of roughly thirty or thirty-one days, used loosely without reference to the calendar.

moon — full definition

1. noun The natural satellite that orbits the Earth, visible in the night sky.
2. noun Any natural satellite orbiting a planet.
3. verb (informal) To bare one's buttocks at someone, usually as a joke or insult.
4. verb To spend time in an idle, dreamy, or distracted way, often while thinking about someone.

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