Shingetsu

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"Shingetsu" (Japanese: 心月) is a shakuhachi honkyoku piece from the Dokyoku repertoire. The word shin means heart, mind, or spirit. The word getsu means moon, which is Buddhist symbolism for enlightenment or perfection. Thus, the name of the piece can be taken to mean heart moon or spirit perfection or enlightenment of the mind. The piece is the slowest and and most quiet in the Dokyoku repertoire.

"Shingetsu" has been recorded by many shakuhachi artists, including Watazumi Doso, Yokoyama Katsuya, and Alcvin Takegawa Ramos.

Shingetsu Institute

"Shingetsu" may also refer to the Shingetsu Institute for the Study of Japanese-Islamic Relations, a research institute based in Kitakyushu, Japan, which tracks Japanese policy toward the Islamic world.

In this case, the term Shingetsu (新月) means "new moon" or "crescent moon" and refers to the symbol of Islam. It is also a name used by Torajiro Yamada when he became one of the first Japanese to live in Istanbul in the 1890s.