月日|つきひtsukihi[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nountime; years; days; (one's) life
    その二ふたつの事件じけんの間あいだには何なん年ねんもの月日つきひが経たっている。↗
    Years intervene between the two incidents.
  2. nounthe Moon and the Sun
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym年月としつきWrittenA written word for months and years, as in 「長い年月」; like 「月日」 it speaks of time passing, but with a slightly heavier tone.
  • Related日々ひびNeutralRefers to each day and everyday life, as in 「忙しい日々」; 「月日」 is time that passes.

For time passing, use 「月日」, as in 「月日が経つ」; 「年月」 also means the years gone by, with a heavier tone; for everyday life and each day, use 「日々」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (つきひ)月つきと太陽たいよう。
  2. (つきひ、がっぴ)暦こよみにおける月つきと日ひ。
  3. (つきひ)歳月さいげつ。
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