Chinese

Noun

蜜月

1. honeymoon

Descendants

Japanese

Etymology

From 蜜 ‎(mitsu, “honey”) +‎ 月 ‎(getsu, “moon, month”), calque of English honeymoon.^[1][2]

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) みつげつ [mìtsúgétsú] (Heiban - [0])^[3][2]
• (Tokyo) みつ​げつ [mìtsúꜜgètsù] (Nakadaka - [2])^[3][2]
• IPA^(key): [mit͡sɯᵝɡ̃e̞t͡sɯᵝ]

Noun

蜜月 ‎(hiragana みつげつ, romaji mitsugetsu)

1. a honeymoon

Derived terms

Synonyms

• ハネムーン ‎(hanemūn)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0
3. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9