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ちちぬふぃちゃい【月ぬ光】 : chichi nu fichai | define meaning
chichi nu fichai
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕit͡ɕinuɸit͡ɕai]
Definition
Noun
- Moonlight; light of the moon; gleam of the moon
Etymology
From ちち【月】 chichi "moon", the genitive-possessive particle ぬ nu and ふぃちゃい【光】 fichai "light, gleam". Cognate with standard Japanese つきのひかり【月の光】 tsuki no hikari "moonlight".
Notes
Variants:
ちちぬひちゃい chichi nu hichai
ちちぬふぃかり chichi nu fikari
ちちぬひかり chichi nu hikari
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 月ぬ光 |
| Kana | ちちぬふぃちゃい |
| New Okinawa Moji | ちちぬ懲ちゃい |
| Romanization | chichi nu fichai |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕit͡ɕinuɸit͡ɕai] |
意味：げっこう【月光】、つきのひかり【月の光】、つきあかり【月明かり】、げつめい【月明】
Categories:
月ぬ光
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 23). ちちぬふぃちゃい【月ぬ光】 : chichi nu fichai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, July 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1535/chichinufichai/.