じょう
上
げん
弦

noun

  1. first quarter moon, waxing half-moon.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょう
上
げん
弦
 上弦 じょうげん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

above, up
ジョウ　うえ　あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
bowstring, chord, hypotenuse
つる　ゲン (9th, N1)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ　キュウ　こ (2nd, N1)
mysterious, occultness, black
ゲン　けん　くろ (7th, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)