月桂

Reading

Kana: げっけい

Romaji: gekkei

Definitions

noun

1

bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree

Note: abbreviation

See also: 月桂樹

2

moon; moonlight

3

katsura tree on the moon (in Chinese legends)

Note: orig. meaning

Kanji

月

Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき

Meanings: month, moon

桂

Readings: ケイ、 かつら

Meanings: Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree