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Tag Archives: Tsuki ga Kirei (phrase)

There is a well-known (but probably untrue) story that Natsume Sōseki once translated “I love you” into Japanese as “tsuki ga kirei desu ne?”

February 7, 2025
7
Feb 2025

Tsuki ga Kirei in Shangri-La Frontier

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Somehow, an anime about people playing a virtual reality video game leads into a discussion of the Soseki-tsuki ga kirei legend.

March 14, 2021
14
Mar 2021

The Mystery of Sōseki and Tsuki ga Kirei

Nicholas A. Ferrell

There is a story that Natsume Sōseki once translated “I love you” from English to Japanese as “tsuki ga kirei.” I examine English-language sources on the story to determine its origins.

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