満ち欠け

Reading

Kana: みちかけ

Romaji: michikake

Definition

noun

1

waxing and waning (of the moon)

Kanji

満

Readings: マン、 バン、 み.ちる、 み.つ、 み.たす

Meanings: full, fullness, enough, satisfy

欠

Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く

Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)