also: つきしろ
noun
moonlight; lunar spirit
Formal or literary term. Can refer to the light of the moon or, in a more poetic sense, to the moon's spirit or essence. Rare in modern everyday speech.
詩の中で「月魄」という言葉が月光を表している。
In the poem, the word 月魄 represents moonlight.
古い文献には、月魄を月の精霊として扱う記述がある。
In old texts, there are descriptions treating 月魄 as the spirit of the moon.
月光 is the common word for moonlight, used in everyday language. 月魄 is a rare, literary synonym with a more poetic or spiritual nuance.
Compound of 月 (moon) and 魄 (soul, spirit). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the idea of the moon's spirit or its light.