三日月

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 三日月 is read みかづき. It means a crescent moon and can also describe a crescent-shaped form.
• Basic usage: It refers to the moon in the evening sky and to paper cut into a crescent shape.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The moon itself
  • 細い三日月が浮かんでいた depicts a slender crescent moon in the evening sky.
• Shape with の
  • 三日月の形に切って means cutting the paper into a crescent shape.