月
Months have no names in Japanese, only numbers: 一月 (いちがつ) is January and 十二月 (じゅうにがつ) is December.
Counting from one to ten
Highlighted forms change their sound, so learn them by heart.
| Number | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | いちがつ | ichigatsu |
| 2 | にがつ | nigatsu |
| 3 | さんがつ | sangatsu |
| 4 | しがつ | shigatsu |
| 5 | ごがつ | gogatsu |
| 6 | ろくがつ | rokugatsu |
| 7 | しちがつ | shichigatsu |
| 8 | はちがつ | hachigatsu |
| 9 | くがつ | kugatsu |
| 10 | じゅうがつ | jūgatsu |
| How many? | なんがつ | nangatsu |
April, July and September are しがつ, しちがつ and くがつ. For a number of months use か月 (かげつ) instead.
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