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Where does “十六夜” come from?

十六夜 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese いざよい.

十六夜 (Japanese): Short for 十六夜の月 : the moon just past the full...

Definitions

  1. Short for 十六夜の月 : the moon just past the full...

Ancestry of “十六夜”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseいざよい—

Words derived from “十六夜”

  • 十六夜薔薇
Every word from Old Japanese いざよい →