How to say lunar in Japanese

太陰【たいいんtaiin】

noun / ~の noun:

  • the moon; lunar

Example Sentences

明日ashita、月食gesshokuがga起こりますokorimasu。
There will be a lunar eclipse tomorrow.
中国chuugokuでdeはha、旧暦kyuurekiにniしたがってshitagatte正月shougatsuをwo祝うiwau。
In China, they celebrate the New Year by the lunar calendar.
太陰月taiintsukiはhaカレンダーKARENDAAのnoひと月hitotsukiよりyori短いmijikai。
The lunar month is shorter than the calendar month.
盆bonはha仏教bukkyouのno年中nenjuu行事gyoujiでde、7月tsuki13日nichiからkara16日nichiにni行わokonawaれreますmasu。
Bon, an annual Buddhist event, is from July (or August on the lunar calendar) 13th to the 16th.
昨日kinouのno皆既kaiki月食gesshoku見miたta？
Did you see yesterday's total lunar eclipse?

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