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    3. 朔望

    朔望

    朔さく望ぼう

    first and fifteenth days of the lunar month (corresponding to new moon and full moon)

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    さくぼう

    Noun

    1.
    first and fifteenth days of the lunar month (corresponding to new moon and full moon)
    2.
    syzygy
    astronomy

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    Kanji that make up this word

    朔
    ついたち…(2)
    conjunction (astronomy)・first day of month・north
    望
    のぞ.む・もち…(4)
    ambition・full moon・hope・desire・aspire to…(1)
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