Meaning In Japanese, 月が綺麗ですね (tsuki ga kirei desu ne) literarily means “The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?”. Surprisingly, however, it could also contain the hidden meaning — “I love you”. Origin It is widely believed that the romantic meaning of “The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?” in Japanese was coined by Sōseki Natsume (夏目漱石), a renowned Japanese novelist in the 19-20th century who was portrayed in the former 1000 yen banknote. Allegedly, its origin traces back to when he used to work as an English teacher — when he saw his student directly translating “I love you” into Japanese, he supposedly said, “Japanese people never say things like that shamelessly….Read More