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満ち欠け (みちかけ) — waxing and waning (of the Moon) | Kumi Dictionary

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満ち欠け

満ち欠け

満みち欠かけ

waxing and waning (of the Moon)

Kanji Vocab Science & Math21 strokes

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盈ち虧け

みちかけ

Noun

1.

waxing and waning (of the Moon)

astronomy

ANIMATION

Stroke 0 / 21

Speed1.0x

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Kanji that make up this word

み.ちる・み.つ・み.たす…(6)

full・fullness・enough・satisfy

か.ける・か.く…(2)

lack・gap・fail・yawning radical (no. 76)

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